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Photos
Turn Your Old Phone Booths Into Aquariums
A Japanese artist fills an old phone booth with water and goldfish, to the delight of passers-by.
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Photos
A Plush Rooftop Garden for Tokyo Shoppers
A new "green island" on top of a mall comes with more than 80 kinds of plants and an air purification system.
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Bird House? Try a Bird Apartment Building
This swanky avian domicile can fit up to 78 finch families – and one human voyeur.
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Postcard
Turning 100,000 Unwanted Toys Into Art
In Tokyo, an artist creates sculpture with old toys, plastic and wire.
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Rankings
The World's Leading Cities for Fashion
The places with a disproportionate impact on what gets made, admired, and sold.
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Toilet Tuesday
Finally, a Motorcycle Powered by Farts
Toilet Tuesday checks in on the always-exciting Japanese bathroom scene.
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The Uncomfortable Politics Behind the History of Urban Fires
A new book offers a sweeping look at how fire – and the way we’ve responded to and manipulated it – has shaped cities in every part of the world.
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Cities Are Making Natural Disasters Deadlier
Poor design and over-development have put our burgeoning urban centers at serious risk.
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What Japan Would Look Like if it Were Made of 1.8 Million LEGOs
A group of students recreate the country.
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What Makes a Public Space Good for Democracy?
The best world capitals to raise a democratic ruckus.
