Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, is a 'sick city', due largely to rapid urbanisation. But planning and other measures can nurse it into a sustainable urban environment.

The United Nations University (UNU) is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation headquartered in Japan. For the past four decades, UNU has been a go-to think tank for impartial ...

Junko Edahiro looks at the challenges that Japan faces today and how the country can work toward returning to a sustainable, steady-state, happy society.