SocietyRiken Yamamoto claims megaprojects erode community life and risk leaving the capital with obsolete buildingsPritzker Prize-winning architect Riken Yamamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. (Photo by Andrew Sharp)ANDREW SHARPJanuary 18, 2026 09:00 JSTTOKYO -- Pritzker Prize-winning architect Riken Yamamoto has warned that Tokyo's current wave of large-scale urban renewal is failing residents and eroding the social fabric that once defined Japan's capital.Read NextLatest on Society