I'm not sure that there's much in Stephen Mansfield's Tokyo: A Biography (2016) that hasn't already been covered in Edward Seidensticker's comprehensive Tokyo from Edo to Showa 1867-1989, or actually, even in Mansfield's own Tokyo: A Cultural History. That being said, it is a nice, concise history of the city, which might be a good overview for a general reader. In addition, his last chapters are more up to date with recent events, but not in any significant detail.
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