General information:

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities of the world with a population of 13.00-million and the
biggest of the 47 prefectures throughout Japan. Its long history of prosperity started with the establishment
of the shogunate by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603. At that time, Tokyo was called Edo, which by the 18th century
had grown to a huge city of over a million people. It is now Japan's center for political, economic, cultural,
and various other activities as well as the origin for the dissemination of information.

Tokyo (, Tky) is Japan's capital and the world's most populous metropolis. It is also
one of Japan's 47 prefectures, consisting of 23 central city wards and multiple cities, towns
and villages west of the city center. The Izu and Ogasawara Islands are also part of Tokyo.

Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. A small castle town in the 16th century, Edo
became Japan's political center in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu established his feudal
government there. A few decades later, Edo had grown into one of the world's most
populous cities. With the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the emperor and capital moved
from Kyoto to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo ("Eastern Capital"). Large parts of Tokyo
were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945.

Info:
As of October 1, 2011, the population of Tokyo is estimated to be 13.189 million, or about 10% of Japan's
total population.

Tokyo tops the list with a GDP of $1,520 Billion

According to the National Census of 2010, when employed persons were viewed by the four
employment groups, 23,000 persons (0.4%) were employed in agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries; 1.064 million (17.7%) in manufacturing and transportation-related occupations;
1.575 million (26.2%) in sales and services; and 2.542 million (42.3%) in clerical,
technical, and management occupations.

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According to the National Census, as of October 1, 2010, the population of Tokyo was 13.159 million
(Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). This number was divided into three age
categories: child population (ages 0 14) at 1.477 million; the working-age population (ages 15 64) at 8.85
million; and the aged population (ages 65 and over) at 2.642 million. These figures are 11.4%, 68.2% and
20.4%, respectively, of the overall population. The percentage of aged persons exceeded the United Nations
standard of 14% for an aged society in 1998, and is now approaching the level of 21%, signifying a super-
aged society.

Tokyo has enacted a measure to cut greenhouse gases. Governor Shintaro Ishihara created Japan's first
emissions cap system, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emission by a total of 25% by 2020 from the 2000
level.

Tokyo is an example of an urban heat island, and the phenomenon is especially serious in its special wards.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the annual mean temperature has increased by about 3
C (5.4 F) over the past 100 years. Tokyo has been cited as a "convincing example of the relationship
between urban growth and climate."

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