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A Japanese company is rewriting the rules of farming with the launch of a portable vegetable factory.
So far, changes have been cosmetic and the routine is getting tired.
Japan’s eighth largest city punches above its weight in every way.
Despite the vast number of residents, Tokyo is clean, punctual and polite Japan’s capital is like no other major metropolis.
Takeshi Kitano AKA "Beat Takeshi" is a big-league comedian and film director who emerged from working-class roots and rose to fame with his TV programmes and gangster films.
Part of the Japanese city of Kashiwa is to be redeveloped to create an ideal home for senior citizens. Over the next five years, an area that is home to 5,000 people will be revamped.
