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Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the
1 cities in the world. It is one of the world's most
2 cities. Twice in the 20th century, the city was
3 and
rebuilt (重建).
In 1923, there was a great earthquake in the city.
4 of people were killed and millions left homeless. It
5 people there seven years to rebuild the city.
During World War Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again. After the
disasters (灾难), nothing
6 in
the downtown area of old Tokyo.
After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. The city was
7 at a high speed(高速地) between 1945 and 1960, and the city's population
8 very fast. As a result of this quick
development, however, many problems have
9 , such as housing
shortage(短缺), pollution and
unemployment (失业). But the government has
10 several programs to solve them.