Tokyo

Or To·ki·o

[toh-kee-oh, taw-kyaw]

noun

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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.

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.

Other Word Forms

• Tokyoite noun

Example Sentences

Why have stock markets around the world -- from Wall Street to Tokyo and from Paris to Seoul, been striking record highs despite the uncertain political and economic outlook?

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Australia, who edged out Japan 19-15 in a tense encounter in Tokyo on Saturday, are due to name their side on Thursday.

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That includes projects applicable to the $550 billion dollar strategic investment Tokyo agreed to in September in return for lower U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods.

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Tokyo is heavily reliant on exports, and cannot afford a tariff fight especially when it comes to its auto industry.

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Yet there were no signs of any strains when the two leaders met in Tokyo.

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