In Asian countries, New Towns (NTs) have a design gap between theory and practice from the viewpoint of self-containment. In Japan, NTs have been criticized as bedroom communities for workers and their families in urban centers. Meanwhile, the Japanese NTs have experienced rapid population aging for more than 30 years since their urban development. From a unique perspective, older adults living in old NTs have retired from work and do not frequent urban centers for daily activities.
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