A visitor using an avatar stands outside the metaverse office for the government of Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward, which is designed to look like the brick-and-mortar ward office building.

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Edogawa Ward's initiative, slated to start in fiscal 2023 for a total of six events, will be held at an actual venue, but allow people to join from the metaverse using their avatars.

TOKYO -- Tokyo's Edogawa Ward is trialing a virtual ward office in the metaverse, aiming to offer administrative services for people unable to visit the real-life office.

One of the biggest challenges for a local government with a declining population and shrinking tax base is to lure young families to move into their communities. Tokyo's Edogawa Ward is one ...

A recent survey conducted in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward has shown that as many as one-third of hikikomori, or social recluses, living there have no desire for the government to help them reintegrate into ...

A large-scale survey conducted by Tokyo's Edogawa Ward has found that nearly 8,000 people age 15 and older are considered to be hikikomori, or people who have isolated themselves from society at ...

A large-scale blackout Monday night in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward affected about 59,000 households, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said Tuesday. According to TEPCO, the blackout occurred at 5:40 p.m and ...

TOKYO: The police received a call from a resident in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, at around 9.30am on Tuesday (May 27) reporting an explosion and that their home's windows were broken.

TOKYO >> A new sweet shop operated by Tokyo’s Edogawa ward offers work opportunities and a place to spend time to area residents who stay in their homes and have withdrawn from society.

The team is the brainchild of Reiko Maruyama, 71, an elected official in Tokyo’s Edogawa ward who had been looking to energise the community through sports and exercise.