The Metro Classic Japanese Podcast

How the world's most populated city, Tokyo, got itself to the top

Kyota Ko Episode 23

Metro-Tokyo houses the world's biggest population at 37 million people, having gone through rapid growth at an unprecedented pace since the 17th century. As strange as it sounds, the driver of its population growth was in "disastrous losses."

Show host Kyota Ko explains the secrets behind Tokyo's immense success as a megacity.

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