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I just found out that Tokyo is the most most populous city in the world?
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.
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1_Apprentice
I live in New York, where we always say there are 8 million. How many people in Tokyo?
0_Wizard
Tokyo has 9 million with 13 million total in the surrounding area.
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1_Apprentice
That's a lot of people. The housing market must be ridiculous!
0_Wizard
I also thought it was interesting that Tokyo is split up into 23 "wards" that each act like their own cities.
The Tokyo metropolitan government administers the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo (each governed as an individual city), which cover the area that was the City of Tokyo before it merged and became the metropolitan prefecture in 1943.
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Prefectures of Japan
The consist of 47 prefectures. They form the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division of Japan. They consist of 43 proper, two , one and one . The Meiji "Fuhanken sanchisei" administration created the first prefectures (urban "-fu" and rural "-ken") from 1868 to replace the urban and rural administrators ("bugyō", "daikan", etc.) in the parts of the country previously controlled directly by the shogunate and a few territories of rebels/shogunate loyalists who had not submitted to the new government such as Aizu/Wakamatsu. In 1871, all remaining feudal domains "(han)" were also transformed into prefectures, so that prefectures subdivided the whole country.
Special wards of Tokyo
The are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was originally Tokyo City before it was abolished in 1943 to become part of the newly created Tokyo Metropolis. The special wards' structure was established under the Japanese Local Autonomy Law and is unique to Tokyo. Nevertheless, analogues exist in historic and contemporary Chinese and Korean administration. In Japanese, they are commonly known as the . Confusingly, all wards refer to themselves as a "city" in English, but the Japanese designation of remains unchanged.
Tokyo
Tokyo (, ), officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital city of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Formerly known as Edo, it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters. It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo.
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History of Tokyo
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Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan, including the Tokyo Metropolis, as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi. In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, one of the most common being . A 2016 United Nations estimate puts the total population at 38,000,000. It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km (5,200 mi), giving it a population density of 2,642 person/km. It is the second largest single metropolitan area in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 8,547 km (3,300 mi), behind only New York City at 11,642 km (4,495 mi).
1_Apprentice
How are they like separate cities? Different police departments, or what?
0_Wizard
It's because of a Japanese Local Autonomy Law that makes each ward autonomous. Not sure about the police.
The special wards' structure was established under the Japanese Local Autonomy Law and is unique to Tokyo.
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Special wards of Tokyo
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Special wards of Tokyo
The are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was originally Tokyo City before it was abolished in 1943 to become part of the newly created Tokyo Metropolis. The special wards' structure was established under the Japanese Local Autonomy Law and is unique to Tokyo. Nevertheless, analogues exist in historic and contemporary Chinese and Korean administration. In Japanese, they are commonly known as the . Confusingly, all wards refer to themselves as a "city" in English, but the Japanese designation of remains unchanged.
Prefectures of Japan
The consist of 47 prefectures. They form the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division of Japan. They consist of 43 proper, two , one and one . The Meiji "Fuhanken sanchisei" administration created the first prefectures (urban "-fu" and rural "-ken") from 1868 to replace the urban and rural administrators ("bugyō", "daikan", etc.) in the parts of the country previously controlled directly by the shogunate and a few territories of rebels/shogunate loyalists who had not submitted to the new government such as Aizu/Wakamatsu. In 1871, all remaining feudal domains "(han)" were also transformed into prefectures, so that prefectures subdivided the whole country.
Administrative divisions of Japan
The bureaucratic administration of Japan is divided into three basic levels; national, prefectural and municipal. Below the national government there are 47 prefectures, six of which are further subdivided into sub-prefectures to better service large geographical areas or remote islands. The municipalities (cities, towns and villages) are the lowest level of government; the twenty most-populated cities outside Tokyo are known as designated cities and are sub-divided into wards. The top tier of administrative divisions are the 47 prefectural entities: 43 proper, 2 , 1 , and 1 . Although different in name they are functionally the same.
Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan
A , also known as a or , is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19 of the Local Autonomy Law. Designated cities are delegated many of the functions normally performed by prefectural governments in fields such as public education, social welfare, sanitation, business licensing and urban planning. The city government is generally delegated the various minor administrative functions in each area, and the prefectural government retains authority over major decisions. For instance, pharmaceutical retailers and small clinics can be licensed by designated city governments, but pharmacies and hospitals are licensed by prefectural governments.
Politics of Osaka City
Politics of Osaka City, as in all municipalities of Japan, takes place in the framework of local autonomy that is guaranteed by chapter 8 of the Constitution and laid out in the Local Autonomy Law. As one of Japan's 20 major cities designated by government ordinance ("seirei shitei toshi"), Osaka City has some administrative responsibilities that are handled by the prefectures in ordinary municipalities and is subdivided into wards. The administration is headed by a mayor directly elected by the people every four years in first-past-the-post elections. Enacting and amending city ordinances, passing the budget and approving important administrative appointments, including the vice-mayors and the treasurer, are handled by the city assembly that is directly elected by the people every four years by single-non transferable vote.
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Osaka
Historically a merchant city, Osaka has also been known as the and served as a center for the rice trade during the Edo period. Some of the earliest signs of human habitation in the Osaka area at the comprise shell mounds, sea oysters and buried human skeletons from the 6th–5th centuries BC. It is believed that what is today the Uehonmachi area consisted of a peninsular land with an inland sea in the east. During the Yayoi period, permanent habitation on the plains grew as rice farming became popular. By the Kofun period, Osaka developed into a hub port connecting the region to the western part of Japan.