DiscoverThe Metro Classic Japanese PodcastHow the world's most populated city, Tokyo, got itself to the top
How the world's most populated city, Tokyo, got itself to the top

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

Update: 2020-08-27
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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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How the world's most populated city, Tokyo, got itself to the top

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

Kyota Ko