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Government-Business Collusion and Land Giveaways in Central Tokyo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Kamata Satoshi
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Shiodome Shiosite, a major high-rise office, shopping, and residential development in the heart of Tokyo, has been heralded by the media as the newest attraction in the city. The first building in the complex opened in December 2002, and the project is scheduled for completion in 2006. Here, the Shiodome site's history as a major freight yard of the Japanese National Railways is recalled, along with the government-business collusion that delivered it into the hands of the developers.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , e1
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