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Japan — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Tokyo
1991 Tokyo
1992 Tokyo
1993 Tokyo
1994 Tokyo
1995 Tokyo
1996 Tokyo
1997 Tokyo
1998 Tokyo
1999 Tokyo
2000 Tokyo
2001 Tokyo
2002 Tokyo
2003 Tokyo
2004 Tokyo
2005 Tokyo
2006 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 42 N, 139 46 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2007 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2008 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2009 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2010 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2011 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2012 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2013 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
2014 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
2015 name: Tokyo | geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E | time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
2016 name: Tokyo | geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E | time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
2017 name: Tokyo | geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E | time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
2018 name: Tokyo | geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E | time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
2019 name: Tokyo | geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E | time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868
2020 name: Tokyo | geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E | time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868
2021 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868
2022 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868
2023 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868
2024 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868
2025 name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" because of its location on a bay; the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868, as a contrast to Kyoto, the previous capital to the west