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File:Tokyo 23 Special Wards Area Map.svg. ... English: the green part indicates where the 23 Special Wards are located in Tokyo. Date: 10 November 2012, 17:05:49: Source:
The Mori Memorial Foundation put forth a proposal in 1999 to consolidate the 23 wards into six larger cities for efficiency purposes, and an agreement was reached between the metropolitan and special ward governments in 2006 to consider realignment of the wards, but there has been minimal further movement to change the current special ward system.
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Map of the National Capital Region (首都圏) of Japan, one of the various definitions of Tokyo/Kanto. The definition is according to the National Capital Region Planning Act (首都圏整備法). It should be noted that in informal occasions, the word National Capital Region (首都圏) often means much smaller area (Greater Tokyo).
Tokyo 23rd Ward (東京都第23区, Tokyo dai-ni-jusan-ku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 1994 at the introduction of the single member constituency system.
Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance ("designated city"). The 23 special wards of Tokyo Metropolis have a municipal status, and are not the same as other entities referred to as ku, although their predecessors were. Wards are local entities directly controlled by