TOKYO Definition & Meaning

Tokyo

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[ toh-kee-oh; Japanese taw-kyaw ]

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noun

a seaport in and the capital of Japan, on Tokyo Bay: one of the world's largest cities; destructive earthquake and fire 1923; signing of the Japanese surrender document aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, September 2, 1945.

Tokyo

/ ˈtəʊkjəʊ; -kɪˌəʊ /

noun

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)

Tokyo

Capital of Japan and largest city in the country, located on the island of Honshu at the head of Tokyo Bay; the administrative, financial, educational, and cultural center of Japan.

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Notes

The world's largest city, Tokyo is also among its most modern.

It was heavily damaged by Allied bombing during World War II .

Tokyo became the capital of the Japanese Empire in 1868 when Japan began a period of intensive modernization.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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But Tokyo currently happens to be the biggest overall creditor to the US.

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The second of Trussoni’s Mike Brink series, the book follows a puzzle master invited to Tokyo to try his hand opening the legendary Dragon Box, which contains a priceless Imperial secret.

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But after Trump initially threatened to hit the country with 24% tariffs, Tokyo may shift to buy more meat from South America.

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Murakami, 63, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch as he did before an exhibition between the Dodgers and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 15.

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The Tokyo Toilet Project in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, is an urban redevelopment initiative aimed at creating modern public restrooms that encourage use.

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Tokushima Tokyo Bay

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