The second is a self-imposed check. Japan is content to be a global contender w/o being a global ruler if it means they remain themselves.
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It would be tough enough even if Boston were in an independent country--it is impossible for it when it shares a government with NYC.
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Oh, one last note--I said that NY and London are more *important* than Tokyo. But they are not *better* than Tokyo by any means.
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Tokyo remains the best city in the world; the apex of urban life after millennia of development.
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If you're gonna live in a city instead of in the country, there is no better city to live in. Yet.
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You don't address Beijing's significance?
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Shanghai and Hong Kong more important
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Ah. I didn't grasp your criteria. OK.
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without the tax revenue Shanghai made over decades, Beijing's gov would be much weaker, etc...
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Toronto can't compete with New York, though I suppose it does better than Chicago.
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yes, Toronto is considerably better off than Chicago from what I understand
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