What is the term used to refer to Japan's smallest sub-national jurisdictions?
Q: What is the term used to refer to Japan's smallest sub-national jurisdictions?
A: The term shichoson combines suffixes which recognize the municipalities, including "city" (市, shi) "town" (町, cho) and "village" (村, son).
Q: How many people generally live in small cities in Japan?
A: Small cities generally have populations of over 30,000.
Q: Are there any defined classes or categories of big cities in Japan?
A: Yes, there are three defined classes or categories of big cities. These include designated cites with a population over 500,000; core cities with a population over 300,000; and special cities with a population over 200,000.
Q: What do the largest cities in Japan do?
A: The largest cities in Japan do many of the things normally done by prefectures.
