Tokyo, or more formally Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the 47 prefectures
of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal
services characteristic of a city, as defined by Japanese law.
Because
it is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and
the home of the Japanese Imperial Family.
Tokyo is the de facto capital
of Japan.
Tokyo is the most populous
prefecture and city in the country.
The twenty three special wards of
Tokyo, although each administratively
a city in its own right, constitute
the area informally considered as the city
of Tokyo and are collectively
one of the largest cities in the world with a
total population of over
8 million people. The total population of the
prefecture exceeds 12 million.
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Few cities are more prone to stereotyping than Tokyo, with its Blade
Runner esque neon canyons, nutty street fashions, sky high prices and
all round high octane urban intensity. All the above are indeed there
in spades - but the real Tokyo for the most part confounds expectations.
Visitors are rarely prepared for the other side of the city, so unlike its
raucous alter ego: the quietness of the subway, the peaceful residential
streets, the old-fashionedness of the place.
October 27, 2007 8:07 a.m. EST
Tokyo, Japan A typhoon is heading for Japan's main island in the Pacific
and is expected to reach there by Saturday night, according to the
Japan Meteorological Agency. It had strong winds of up to 90 miles per
hour 144 kilometers per hour on Friday.
