See how Tokyo is looking for new ways to fight back against rising waters. Typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and sinking neighborhoods threaten one of the world’s most populous cities, and the economic engine of Japan, with some of the world’s largest problems.
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[NARRATOR] Is a city built for the future...
"Tokyo is like the Rolls Royce of city engineering.
It has the most high-tech systems that you can find in the world."
[NARRATOR] ...ready for climate change?
"Even though we've been trying our best, I don't think we can say that
we're fully prepared for disasters."
"If you start to have a major flood, we're all going to pay it."
"Tokyo is defenseless against such rainfall."
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