Is Tokyo Dead

That is hyperbole. A dead city has collapsing infrastructure, mass exodus, high crime, and boarded windows (Detroit 2010, parts of rural Italy). Tokyo has none of that.

The rise of “digital tourism” challenges the assumption that a city’s vitality must be measured by foot traffic alone. is tokyo dead

The "Tokyo is dead" narrative comes from a specific, often exaggerated, but not entirely baseless set of concerns. That is hyperbole