There are disputes on different models of urban development after the global financial crisis, particularly on the resource and environment constraints of metropolitan development, the replacement of manufacturing industries with service industries and, future development of metropolitan manufacturing industries.The paper has studied the evolution, distribution and characteristics of Tokyo's manufacturing industries in view of the rapid development of service industries.Case studies has explained that the key to the transition of metropolitan manufacturing industries is to relocate to surrounding new towns.Some of the manufacturing industries can develop within the metropolitan area with their irreplaceable function.
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