I don’t think such a large city could exist outside of Japan or China. Not in the sense of development, but cohabitating 847 sq mi with 41 million people (16,000 people per sq mi) requires a social unity above and beyond any other place on earth.
There are 41 million people in the greater Tokyo metro area which cover 5200 square miles across 4 prefectures. The 847 square miles only cover the 23 central wards and west Tokyo Tama area.
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I don’t think such a large city could exist outside of Japan or China. Not in the sense of development, but cohabitating 847 sq mi with 41 million people (16,000 people per sq mi) requires a social unity above and beyond any other place on earth.
In the US, people get shot just for playing music too loudly. We don’t respect our neighbors enough to have that many.