Tokyo burning in 1945

In 1943, the city of Tokyo merged with the "Metropolitan Prefecture" of Tokyo.Tokyo burning in 1945The Bombing of Tokyo in 1944 and 1945, with 75,000 to 200,000 killed and half of the city destroyed, was almost as devastating as the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined.[26]After the war, Tokyo was completely rebuilt, and was showcased to the world during the 1964 Summer Olympics. The 1970s brought new high-rise developments such as Sunshine 60, a new and controversial[27] airport at Narita in 1978 (some distance outside city limits), and a population increase to about 11 million...

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