Eric1207 03 02

My name is Éric Haubruge,

I am a professor
at the university of Liège, Belgium

My duties makes me travel in many places.

I visit many large cities very often,

from Sao Paulo, to Mexico
or Los Angeles.

But when you are in Tokyo,

you notice that its development
is shaped in a very different model.

It is based on Japanese pragmatism.

There is very little waste
and no littering.

Waste management is obviously
very well organised.

Mobility is another aspect
well organized.

In Tokyo, you can move
from one place to another very easily.

The focus on public transport,

the metro lines, the trains,

ここで中断して、やり直しです

My name is Éric Haubruge,

I am a professor
at the university of Liège, Belgium.

My duties makes me travel
in many places around the world,

from Sao Paulo, to Mexico
or Los Angeles.

But when I am in Tokyo,
I realize that this huge city,

with several dozen million inhabitants,

is extremely well managed.

The pragmatism of Japan makes it
possible to have very little waste

and mobility is very easy.

You cannot feel that there is
such a large population here.