Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's "Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation," aimed at revitalizing rural areas, is drawing fresh attention to Japan's various "smart city" projects.
Smart cities are concept in which advanced technologies make everyday life easier and more efficient. A community with a drone delivery system, for example, offers a way to deal with the longstanding issue of elderly people who lack transportation in depopulated rural areas, as well as the newer issue of demand for a "contactless lifestyle" amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
