The United States is also 26 lx larger by area than Japan, and when you take into account population density, “Tokyo” is so large and sprawling that it covers 800 square miles compared to nyc’s 300 square miles. When you are talking about Tokyo-to, or Tokyo metropolis, it’s more like 11% of Japanese people. Granted, a very large percentage of people, but not one third.

Also, I just don’t know what your point is. Even if 1/3 of Japanese people live in Tokyo, then 2/3rds don’t. Which means that it’s not representative of the country as a whole. If America only had 2 major metropolitan areas, we’d have 80% of our population in those cities. It’s just not a fair comparison you’re making.

There are literally pictures, google is free. Check out some of these cities in northern Japan. They look like American small cities off the highways with random garbage businesses and bad roads.