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Definition: Tokyo from Collins English Dictionary

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1 the capital of Japan, a port on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): part of the largest conurbation in the world (the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area) of over 35 million people; major industrial centre and the chief cultural centre of Japan. Pop (city proper): 8 025 538 (2002 est)

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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(tō'kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. The Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area is the world's most populous metropolitan area, with over 28,000,000 people. Tokyo proper consists of an urban area divided into wards, a county area with farms and mountain villages, and the Izu Islands stretching to the S of Tokyo Bay. Tokyo prefecture (1990 pop. 11,854,987), is governed by a popularly elected governor and assembly. The wards and other subsidiary units of the city have their own assemblies. The city of Tokyo is the administrative, financial, educational, and cultural center of Japan and a major industrial hub surrounded by numerous suburban manufacturing complexes. Tokyo is also one of the world's most important cities in terms of economic power and influence, and it serves as the corporate and communications hub for the E Pacific Rim. Frequent rebuilding in the wake of disasters has made Tokyo one of the…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
(Jap. 'Eastern capital') Capital of Japan, on E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. The modern city divides into distinct districts: Kasumigaseki, Japan's administrative centre; Marunouchi, its commercial centre; Ginza, its shopping and cultural centre; the W shore of Tokyo Bay, its industrial…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(tō'kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. The Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area is the world's most populous metropolitan area, with over 28,000,000 people. Tokyo proper consists of an urban area divided into wards, a…
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From Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedias in Social Sciences: The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
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Since the 1980s, urban scholars have debated whether or not transnational corporations and global capital flows have disembedded city-regions from their national and local contexts to become the most decisive determinants of urban development outcomes. Known for its high cost of living and its…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
formerly Edo \ˈe-dō\ or Ye•do also Yed•do \ˈye-dō\. Prefecture, Honshū, Japan; ✽ Tokyo. See table at japan . formerly Edo \ˈe-dō\ or Ye•do also Yed•do \ˈye-dō\. City, ✽ of Japan, also ✽ of Tokyo prefecture, on NW shore of Tokyo Bay, SE Honshū; pop. (2000c) 12,064,101; administrative, cultural, …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2010: city, 8,945,695; metro. area, 13,159,388), capital of Japan . It is the country’s largest city and is located in east-central Honshu at the head of Tokyo Bay . The site has been inhabited since ancient times. The small fishing village of Edo existed there for centuries before it…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital of Japan, on Honshu island; population (2014 est) 9,143,050. It is Japan's main cultural, commercial, financial and industrial centre (engineering, chemicals, textiles, electrical goods). Founded in the 16th century as Yedo (or Edo ), it was renamed when the emperor moved his court here from…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
The capital and largest city of Japan, in east-central Honshu on Tokyo Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Founded in the 1100s as Edo, the city was renamed Tokyo when it became the imperial capital in 1868. Much of the city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1923 and by bombing raids during World…
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Yasujiro Ozu, Japan, 1953 Chishu Ryu, Cheiko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara 136 minutes; b/w The film An elderly couple pay a visit to their offspring in Tokyo, only to be confronted by indifference, preoccupation and - ultimately - the aching chasm between the generations. Why watch it? Ozu's attention…
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Also known as: International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE); Tokyo International Court; Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal 1946–1948 The Tokyo International Court was appointed by the supreme commander for the Allied powers, General Douglas MacArthur, to implement the terms of surrender for Japan…
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From Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
1973–1979 The Tokyo Round of trade negotiations held between 1973 and 1979 was the seventh round of multilateral trade negotiations held under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) . GATT served as the primary instrument for organizing international trade from the end of…
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