1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan - 33,200,000
2. New York, United States - 17,800,000
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Submit your entry online to the National Geographic Photography Contest in any of these three categories: people, places, and nature. As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic Magazine sets the standard for photographic excellence. Now, we're inviting you to share your vision of the world through your own photography. National Geographic Magazine Online, resource for research, updates, photography, global issues, geography, maps and multimedia.
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All population figures for the world's largest urban areas are simply estimates. There's no way to know the exact population of such a large place.
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1. Tokyo, Japan - 34,100,000 2. Mexico City, Mexico - 22,650,000
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China in particular has long argued that it is too poor to afford the Western luxury of environmental awareness.
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China ranks last among 15 nations in its income group (the fifth decile), behind Vietnam. If Colombia, the group's leader, can afford environmental concern, why can't China?
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China fares slightly better in protecting its habitat but much worse in measures of industrial ills.
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Ma Ying-jeou was elected president of Taiwan in March 2008. A Harvard-educated lawyer and popular public figure, Ma won the presidency by the largest vote margin in Taiwan's electoral history. His landslide election also brought the long-ruling Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) back to power after an eight-year hiatus.
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The nation of Japan was probably born of the union of two peoples: one from Polynesia or the Malay Peninsula and one from elsewhere in Asia.
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About 300 BC, the Japanese began growing rice, which would become the nation's agricultural staple.
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From the 500s to the 700s, Japanese society developed quickly—partly because of its close relationship with neighboring China and the magnificent Tang Dynasty.
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decorations of pottery and porcelain that became an important export item when Japan began trading with the rest of the world in the 19th century.
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Most sculpture in Japan is made from wood
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Buddhism also prompted developments in painting
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Etiquette and good manners are extremely important to the Japanese people.
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On entering a Japanese home, temple, or shrine, shoes are removed.
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Business cards are extremely important in Japan.
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