•Humanity is now facing a once-in-a-century crisis, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has had a major impact on our daily lives and socioeconomic activities. The way society functions as a whole is being questioned, including how to address crowding and workstyle reform. A variety of issues have been brought to light, including the fact that Japan lags far behind in the digital shift occurring in the rest of the world. It has also fallen behind in the area of economic growth. Based on these circumstances, there is a pressing need to fundamentally reform existing systems and approaches.•Infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, are not the only threat to humankind. With the effects of climate change now touching many aspects of our daily lives, global environmental issues are at a historic turning point, and addressing the climate crisis is an urgent challenge. •Through discussions with experts from various fields held last year on what post-Covidstructural reforms should be implemented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), we received a range of recommendations including “the TMG should work to realize a new future for Tokyo to be made possible by Digital Transformation (DX)”; “the TMG should advance a redesign of the city based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis, including improving the city’s harmony with nature”; “the TMG should aim to make Tokyo Asia’s strongest economic hub and financial city”; and “the TMG should proceed with structural reform with a sense of urgency, aware that if it does not do so now, it will be left behind by the rest of the world.”•Precisely because we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the right time to plan the vision for Tokyo’s future beyond overcoming the dual crises of COVID-19 and the climate emergency. To achieve that vision, we must promptly implement concrete reforms to the structure of society. Utilizing the latest technologies, the TMG will advance development that enhances Tokyo’s safety and security and contributes to a sustainable recovery for the economy, which has been damaged by the pandemic.1Taking prompt action to transform the structure of society
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