Population of Tokyo eases past 13 million
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April 29, 2010, Thursday
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THE population of Japan's capital - one of the biggest cities in the world - has surpassed 13 million for the first time in history, the Tokyo government said yesterday.
Tokyo counted 13.01 million residents as of April 1, up 0.5 percent from the same month a year earlier, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said.
The latest figure contrasts with the overall demographic trend in Japan, which faces long life-spans, stubbornly low birth rates and a shrinking population. Japan's total population peaked at 127.84 million in 2004, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Tokyo, however, has grown, adding 1 million people over the last decade. A recent boom in condominium construction and an expanding foreign community contributed to the growth, said Yuko Sakurai, a government spokeswoman.
Tokyo counted 13.01 million residents as of April 1, up 0.5 percent from the same month a year earlier, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said.
The latest figure contrasts with the overall demographic trend in Japan, which faces long life-spans, stubbornly low birth rates and a shrinking population. Japan's total population peaked at 127.84 million in 2004, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Tokyo, however, has grown, adding 1 million people over the last decade. A recent boom in condominium construction and an expanding foreign community contributed to the growth, said Yuko Sakurai, a government spokeswoman.
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