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FWIW, Tokyo actually has very few skyscrapers for its size, because it lies in an active earthquake zone and much of the city is built on reclaimed land. For a long time the only significant cluster of skyscrapers, including the epic Metropolitan Govt Building (Tocho), was in West Shinjuku because it's known to have solid ground.



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