Tokyo is the administrative capital of Japan since 1868, as the residence of the Emperor of Japan, the Prime Minister, the seat of the Diet (Japan's parliament), the Cabinet, all ministries that constitute and of all foreign embassies. This status, however, is not defined in the Constitution of 1947 and is the main political center of the archipelago since the seventeenth century.
Become World Financial Centre in 1990, behind New York City is characterized by its skyscrapers, shopping for electronics and high technology, but also for the many Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, and its neighborhoods and streets atmospheres special.
Tokyo Metropolitan prefecture (東京 都, Tōkyō-to?), With about twelve million people, has a special administrative status among Japanese prefectures. The Tokyo metropolitan area that extends well beyond the limits of the prefecture, radiates a large part of Tokyo Bay, as well as the region of Kanto. With about 37.7 million inhabitants, it forms the world's most populous urban area.
Having already hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964, the Tokyo will host again in 2020.
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