东京—重建之城(Tokyo-a City Rebuilt)

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tokyo,thecapitalofjapan,isoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.itisoneoftheworld'smostmoderncities.twiceinthe20thcentury,thecitywasdestroyedandrebuilt.

in1923amajorearthquakestruckthecity.thousandsofpeoplewerekilledandmillionswerelefthomelessasbuildingscollapsedandfiresbrokeoutthroughouttokyo.ittooksevenyearstorebuildthecity.duringworldwar11,tokyowasdestroyedonceagain.asaresultofthesedisasterstherewasnothingofoldtokyoremaininginthedowntownarea.

afterthewar,thepeopleoftokyobegantorebuildtheircity.buildingswentupatafantasticratebetween1945and1960,thecity'spopulationmorethandoubled.becauseoftheolympicgamesheldintokyoin1964,manynewstadiums,parksandhotelswerebuilttoaomodatevisitorsfromallovertheworld.asaresultofthisrapiddevelopment,however,manyproblemshavearisen.housingshortage,pollution,wastedisposalhavepresentedseriouschallengestothecity,butthegovernmenthasbegunseveralprogramstoanswerthem.