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The Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan has been the tallest tower since 2012.. This list includes extant structures that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support."
Tokyo Japan 29 =2 Changsha China ≥25 =2 Chengdu China ≥25 =2 Guangzhou China ≥25 =2 Hangzhou China ≥25 =2 Toronto Canada ≥25 =2 Shenzhen China ≥25 =2 Wuhan China ≥25 =2 Xi'an China ≥25 =2 Zhuhai China ≥25 11 Shanghai China 23 12 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 22 13 Suzhou China 18 =14 Miami United States 17 =14 Shenyang
As of 2025, the New York metropolitan area is the world’s principal fintech and financial center [1] [2] and the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a nominal gross metropolitan product of over US$2.5 trillion.
Shanghai's first building boom occurred in the 1920s and 1930s, during the city's heyday as a multinational center of business and finance. [5] The city's international concessions permitted foreign investment, and with it came architectural styles from the West , as seen today in areas such as the French Concession and the Bund . [ 6 ]
Tokyo has enacted a measure to cut greenhouse gases. Governor Shintaro Ishihara created Japan's first emissions cap system, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emission by a total of 25% by 2020 from the 2000 level. [90] Tokyo is an example of an urban heat island, and the phenomenon is especially serious in its special wards.
City Chinese Pinyin Province Population (2010); Urban Population (2010) Administrative Population (2010); Shanghai: 上海: Shànghǎi: Municipality: 22,315,426 ...
Shanghai tram, 1920s. On 11 July 1854 a committee of Western businessmen met and held the first annual meeting of the Shanghai Municipal Council (SMC, formally the Council for the Foreign Settlement North of the Yang-king-pang), ignoring protests of consular officials, and laid down the Land Regulations which established the principles of self-government.
This is a list of the largest cities in Asia ranked according to population within their city limits.It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries (municipalities) as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas, which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.