Economic Shifts

One of the most important aspects for understanding the current rebuilding of Tokyo is to think of it as an investment in Japan's capital city by government and big business so as to ensure future smooth economic success for the country. The country has pumped a great deal of investment into bringing Tokyo on the international arena of business and finance. One of the goals is to bring in multi national companies into Tokyo and use their city as the main base for their Asia-Pacific operations. This would be also to challenge the growing East-Asian cities of Hong Kong and Singapore. It will be interesting to see how the transition of Hong Kong to Chinese rule might be, as the Tokyo planners are waiting in anxiety for new and foreign investments of companies relocating in Tokyo. It is also hoped that Tokyo will pass the world financial centers of London and New York, to become the financial capital of the world. With a booming CBD and increasing in importance this task does not seem far away. Tange Kenzo, the famous Japanese architect states that " Paris is a symbol of the 19th century, Manhattan may be the symbol of the 20th century. If we can succeed in our plans, Tokyo could become the model for the 21st century."
Modern structures like this are places where companies are relocating their headquarters
 
Due to high real estate prices, companies take over old buildings like this one makng them headquaters

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