After the slowdown of the pandemic years and smart working , the number of arrivals in from other prefectures returned to levels. Data released today by the Ministry of Internal Affairs indicate that , people moved to the Japanese capital in , compared to , who left. The positive balance is 79, more residents than in the previous twelve months, a rise very similar to that recorded in the last year before COVID If the Greater Tokyo area, including the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, is considered, the number of migrants from other parts of the country exceeds those who left by , The trend that saw many Japanese quit the 40 million plus metropolis thanks to smart-working now seems to be coming to an end with mainly young people moving to Tokyo for study or work.
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