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The center has shifted: Multifunctional facility in Japan reshapes where people linger

Suburban city centers across Japan are gradually declining as residents shift to car-oriented shopping malls in outlying areas.

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Suburban city centers across Japan are gradually declining as residents shift to car-oriented shopping malls in outlying areas. Urban planners have sought to reverse this trend through urban catalytic projects, strategically placed facilities designed to trigger broader regeneration. Yet empirical evidence on whether such projects actually redirect people's…

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