“Yet the city still needs to bolster its market size and market attractiveness ratings to maintain its lead over other economically emerging cities, particularly those in Asia.” “Over the last ten years, Tokyo has greatly improved its scores in the categories of ‘Accessibility’, 2 'Livability’ and 'Cultural Interaction’, becoming a more balanced city,” commented Hiroo Ichikawa, executive director of The Mori Memorial Foundation.
An increase in the number of direct flight connections between Tokyo and overseas cities contributed to the improvement in its “Accessibility” ratings.
An increase in the number of foreign visitors to Tokyo, plus a rise in the number of tourist-related facilities were the major factors behind Tokyo’s improved “Cultural Interaction” scores. 3 slot for the first time last year, further improved its scores in the fields of “Cultural Interaction” and “Accessibility”, closing the gap on second-placed New York. Cities are rated on the basis of 70 detailed indicators in six categories: “Economy”, “R&D”, “Cultural Interaction”, “Livability”, “Environment” and “Accessibility”. Tokyo was again ranked in third place globally, behind London (ranked #1) and New York (#2), in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2017 report published Thursday by The Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies, a research institute established by Mori Building, a leading urban developer in Tokyo.įirst published in 2008, the annual GPCI report evaluates and ranks 44 major cities according to their “magnetism”, or their overall power to attract creative individuals and enterprises from around the world.
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