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- Country: Japan
- Language spoken: Japanese
- Currency: Yen
- Country code: +81Time and Date: Tokyo, Japan
- Area code: +3Time and Date: Tokyo, Japan
- Time zone: JST (GMT/UTC + 09:00)Time and Date: Tokyo, Japan
- Population: 12.790 million (October 2007)Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Tokyo's Population
- Founded: 1457Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Tokyo's Population
- 23 municipalites
- One of the largest cities in the world
- Governor: Shintaro Ishihara
- Climate: 4 seasons
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The city of Tokyo is the home of the Japanese government, and is one of the largest metropolitan cities in the world. Toyko consists of several smaller municipalities in the entire Greater Tokyo Area. The city has a population of over eight million people, the greater area has a total population of over 35 million people. Tokyo means "eastern capitol".
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Economy
Tokyo is one of the great international finance centers of the world, along with New York City and London. Tokyo has the largest gross domestic product in the world.Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world. The greater Toyko Area of Japan consists of the sub-regions (called prefectures) Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Tokyo Metropolis. These sub-regions are then broken down into 23 separate municipalities commonly known as the "twenty-three wards".-
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Tokyo Questions
I have a friend going to Tokyo and loves coffee where should she go? Anyone? 1 Answerstarbucks overlooking the world busiest traffic junction in Shinjuku. read more
Checking out things to do in Tokyo. Anyone been? Where should I go? Recommendations please 2 AnswersIt really depends on what it is you want to see. If you want to see the local youth culture, then Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya are the places to go. There is ... read more
Were there any injuries or damage from the Tokyo earthquake today? 4 AnswersI was in Saitama Prefecture (next to Tokyo) at the time of the earthquake. While quite long and scary (as all earthquakes are) it was not nearly powerful enough... read more




