World Cities Ranking Tokyo is 3rd for 4 consecutive years, November 19, 19:31

Rankings that scored the comprehensive strengths of cities around the world were announced by private think tanks, while Tokyo maintained its third place for the fourth consecutive year, while narrowing the gap with Paris, which was fourth in the overall evaluation.

A private think tank “Urban Strategic Research Institute” annually targets major cities in the world with a total of 70 indicators in six fields: economy, research and development, culture and exchange, residence, environment and transportation and access. The ranking is announced.

The results were announced on the 19th in Tokyo, and Tokyo was the 3rd place for the fourth consecutive year after London and New York, among the 44 cities in the world.

In other cities in Japan, Osaka was down 29 from last year, and Fukuoka was down 42 to 42.

Looking at the evaluation of Tokyo by field, we maintained 4th place in culture and exchange, and rose from 29th place last year to 23rd place in the environment.

On the other hand, Beijing overtakes Beijing to 3rd to 4th, R & D overtakes London to 2nd to 3rd, residence 9th to 11th, and transportation and access 5th to 8th. I lost the ranking.

As a result, the overall evaluation narrowed the difference from Paris, which was ranked 4th, which was judged to have “Revived tourism that was depressed by terrorism”.

“I feel like I'm not doing what I can do with national policies, such as lowering corporate taxes and supporting entrepreneurship in the economic field,” says Professor Emeritus Hiroo Ichikawa, Meiji University, who is responsible for creating rankings and specializes in urban policy. If we don't do it quickly, I think we may be overtaken by Paris next year with comprehensive strength. "

Top 10 cities

1 London 2 New York 3 Tokyo 4 Paris 5 Singapore 6 Amsterdam 7 Seoul 8 Berlin 9 Hong Kong
10 Sydney

The challenges of Tokyo are ...

Looking at the issues in each area of ​​Tokyo pointed out in this ranking, in the economy that fell to fourth place, it is difficult to secure excellent human resources from overseas, and people's English skills are also an issue.

In research and development that fell to third place, the number of entrepreneurs is small, such as starting a new business, and it is said that support is needed.

It has been pointed out that in the 11th place of residence, the flexibility of working style is lacking due to the ease of teleworking outside the workplace and the ease of leaving the workplace.

In terms of transportation and access, which fell to 8th place, the number of cities connected by direct international flights from Haneda Airport was the smallest in Asia, and the time required from the city center to the airport was long.

On the other hand, in the 23rd environment, it is said that carbon dioxide emissions should be reduced and the proportion of renewable energy supplied should be increased.

In the culture and exchange that maintained the 4th place, it was pointed out that there were few tourist spots at night, poor nightlife, and few luxury hotel rooms. It is said that measures should be taken toward the next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Governor Koike "I want to penetrate Tokyo with international competitiveness"

Governor Koike of Tokyo told NHK's interview that “Tokyo was the third place for the fourth consecutive year in the ranking that scored the comprehensive strength of cities in the world by private think tanks. I think there is still room to devise, such as the economy and the environment, and I want to penetrate Tokyo, which has international competitiveness, while firmly incorporating it into the long-term strategy being formulated.