Tokyo is taking steps to transform a congested motorway above the glamorous Ginza shopping district into a leafy pedestrian haven – inspired by New York’s celebrated High Line park – as part ...

The KK Route is connected to the Metropolitan Expressway, and the route’s purpose was to assist in Ginza ’ s recovery from the destruction of World War II and alleviate congestion around the area.

Billions of yen in government subsidies have attracted businesses and fueled a surge in industrial park development across areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. But one big problem ...