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Who is the leader of Tokyo?
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the Japanese Prime Minister is called Taro Aso
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What does Tokyo mean?
The names of Japan's former and current capitals, Kyoto and Tokyo, appear to us to be made up of the same two elements reversed, but in fact they have only one element i…n common. The elements of Tō-kyō are old borrowings from Middle Chinese: tō means "east" and kyō means "capital," so together they mean "east(ern) capital." Chinese has another word for "capital," pronounced dū, whose Middle Chinese ancestor was borrowed into Japanese as to, "capital, large city." This is found in the name Kyoto, which was Japan's capital from 794 to 1192. The first part of Kyōto, kyō, is in fact the same word for "capital" found in Tokyo. Kyōto thus means "capital city." its a city in Japan "To" means East, and "kyo" means Capital. (MORE)
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How wealthy is Tokyo?
GDP of Tokyo is raked as highest in the world. The second is NYC. Although NYC has the largest stock exchange market, Tokyo has the 3rd largest. In the end of 80s, Tokyo's l…and prices were equivilant to the whole USA. In Ginza district, approximately $120,000 USD per square foot. Yucho bank, the world's biggest bank by asset has its headquarter in Tokyo. The most of big Japanese companies' headquarters are in Tokyo, therefore Tokyo metropolitan government's tax revenue is also very wealthy. It is said that in 2050, Tokyo will still be the wealthiest city in the world by GDP and GNP. (MORE)
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What is the currency in Tokyo?
The currency used in Japan (the capital city of which is Tokyo) is the Yen.
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Where is Tokyo?
Tokyo is on the island of Honshu, which is the main island of the county called Japan. Japan is off the coast of China. China and Japan are both in Asia. The Japanese capital …is located on Honshu Island. The name Tokyo means "east" and "capital". Japan is located in the east coast of Asia. It has 4 main islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku) and 4000 smaller islands. Honshu is the largest island, almost 80 percent of the Japanese population lives there. The land is 70% mountains, and only 18% of the land is suitable for settlement. That's why the cities are very crowded. See more on Japan Geography. (MORE)
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Is Tokyo a Country?
No. It is the Capital of Japan and the largest city in Japan. Its on the island of Honshu. Please don't confuse Tokyo being all city, because it is not. The Tokyo you and ma…ny others know it as is only a quarter of the whole prefecture (closest comparison is a state in USA) called Tokyo Prefecture. Not only does it contain metropolitan, but also cities, towns, country, mountains. (MORE)
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Latitude of Tokyo?
The latitude and longitude of Tokyo are 35.6895 degrees N, 139.6917 degrees E. Tokyo is the capital of Japan and has an estimated population of 13.35 million.
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Why is Tokyo famous?
Maybe because it is one of the richest cities in the world and so many movies are based on Tokyo.
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How do you get around Tokyo?
Tokyo itself is a huge land mass bigger than the size of England. Main transportation : trains, cars, taxis, and buses
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Is Fuji in Tokyo?
No, Mt Fuji is located about 70 miles west of Tokyo, it is easily accessible via regular or bullet train.