Transportation 6 (1977) 171 189 © Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company‚ Amsterdam - Printed in the Netherlands JAPAN’S URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM I N T HE MAJOR TRANSPORT S P H E R E S * T OMOKI NOGUCHI Urban Transportation Program‚ Department of Civil Engineering‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington 98195 ABSTRACT T he urban areas in Japan have undergone rapid changes in the last two and one-half d ecades. At the same time‚ the urban transportation system has been
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is mostly mountainous and the cities are located on the coast Mount Fuji is the highest point – elevation 12‚388 ft. Mild earthquakes are common and severe earthquakes occur every few years The Japanese experience all four seasons. The Location of Tokyo - 35 40 N 139 45 E • Located at the same latitude as Milwaukee Northern Japan has very cold winters and the climate of southern Japan is more tropical Image: http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Political-Science/17-486 Spring-2008/BC1BA251-9F76-442A-99D8-B473885195F5/0/chp_j
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Top 10 fast-food restaurants By Ching M. Alano (The Philippine Star) Updated July 17‚ 2008 12:00 AM With today’s fast-paced lifestyle‚ fast food is the fastest way to satisfy hunger pangs. It’s comfort/convenient food that’s good for the soul — and kind to the pocket‚ too. To literally grab a bite to eat‚ you need not look far because fast-food restaurants are all over the country — there’s probably one smack in the center of your neighborhood. Indeed‚ we’re fast becoming a fast-food nation
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Wikipedia Capital: Tokyo Dialing code: 81 Area: 377‚944 km² Population: 127.6 million (2012) World Bank Prime minister: Shinzō Abe Government: Unitary state‚ Constitutional monarchy‚ Parliamentary systemJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia‚ stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Wikipedia Capital: Tokyo Dialing code: 81
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1. Where is your country located? Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean 2. What ’s its capital city or cities? The capital of Japan is Tokyo 3. Who is its President/Queen/King/Prime Minister? The Prime Minister of Japan is the head of government of Japan. He is Shinzō Abe. 4. What ’s its GDP? The economy of Japan is the third largest in the world by nominal GDP‚ the fourth largest by Purchasing Power Parity and is the world ’s second largest developed
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Both Disneyland in Anaheim‚ California and Disneyworld in Orlando‚ Florida were and still are to great success. Tokyo Disney followed with a slow start but quickly became a successful cash cow like the 2 parks in the United States. Disney next projected success was Euro Disney‚ today it goes by DIsney Paris. Disney was confident and quite optimistic that the 4th Disney theme park‚ located just over 30 minutes drive from one of the worlds biggest tourist attractions‚ Paris would be no different. Some
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seemingly leaped technologically ten years. Flying 17 hours to a country 13 hours in the future. Landing in a city that fears Gojira‚ a 300 foot‚ 50‚000 ton monster whose name is a combination of the native’s words (gorira) gorilla & (kujira) whale. Tokyo is dominated by technology but regulated by its rich historical culture. Riding through the subway‚ I was unable to ask for directions‚ read signs‚ nor understand what was said around me. I felt blind‚ deaf & mute. Trains stations located 6 levels
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own $10‚000. The dollar rate in Tokyo is 216.6743. The yen rate in New York is given in the preceding table. Are arbitrage profits possible? Set up an arbitrage scheme with your capital. What is the gain (loss) in dollars? The Tokyo rate is 216.6743 Yen divided by dollars Arbitrage profits are possible with the assumption there is no transaction cost and the rate between Tokyo and New York are out of line. It is cheaper to purchase Yen in Tokyo. Buy Yen for the $10‚000 you own
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documentary also talks about the metropolises like Dhaka which is the world’s fastest growing city but also home to poverty and disease‚ Shanghai which is the business capital of the world with over seven thousand billionaires but suffers from a land issue‚ Tokyo which is the biggest metropolis home to over thirty-three million people but also the loneliest city in the world‚ Mexico City which is full of culture but is also the most dangerous city in the world‚ and London which is
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