2020 saw more than fifty project proposals from local governments, but only five received the go-ahead by the end of the year. Smart cities started to come into the picture after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 when the government recognised that the finite nature of electrical power and modern civilisation was built on fragile foundations.

Smart cities in Japan are gradually increasing in number across various prefectures, with progressively more companies joining the Smart City Institute Japan, a non-profit organisation that connects sectors engaged in the development of smart cities in Japan. Why are Smart Cities in Japan so Important? Companies around the world are investing in more and more smart cities to achieve this, with around 443 smart city projects in 286 cities currently worldwide. It works through a network of connected machinery and objects that transmit data using wireless technology, where cloud-based IoT applications receive, analyse and manage data to help local governments, enterprises and citizens make better decisions that will improve quality of life.

The Future of Smart Cities in Japan What are Smart Cities?Ī smart city is a framework composed of ICT to develop, deploy, and promote sustainable development practices to address urbanisation challenges.

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