Related Terms. Entity that enjoys the possession and/or benefits of ownership (such as receipt of income) of a property even though its ownership (title) is in the name of another entity (called a 'nominee' or 'registered owner').
Yokohama (Japanese: æ¨ªæµ, Hepburn: Yokohama, pronounced [jokoêhama] ( listen)) is the second largest city in Japan by population, after Tokyo, and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the KantÅ region of the main island of Honshu.
Until 1868 Tokyo was called Edo. The name change took place when Tokyo became the countryâs capital in place of Kyoto. The name Tokyo means 'eastern capital'. With a population of 3.7 million, Yokohama, south of Tokyo, is Japanâs second largest city.It is the countryâs largest port and a manufacturing and ship building centre.The Greater Tokyo region is estimated to have a population of some 13 million). In fact the number of residents in the Japanese capital is greater then the combined population of the next three largest cities Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya.