Before 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo, a small castle town in the 16th century, and became Japan’s political center when Tokugawa Ieyasu established his feudal government there. Tokyo today is Japan’s largest city and the country’s capital. The metropolis consists of several city wards, cities, towns and villages, the Izu and Ogasawara Islands, and several small Pacific Islands in the south of Japan’s main island Honshu.

The city of Tokyo is frequently mentioned in “best city” surveys, based on different criteria. All worldwide and regional surveys where Tokyo appears in the rankings presented on this site are listed below. Continue reading »

Based on the number of inhabitants with university degrees, number of international students at the tertiary level, international schools at the primary and secondary level, and top global universities located in the cities, the World’s Most Global Cities survey, presented by Foreign Policy Magazine, A.T. Kearney and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, finds London (United Kingdom) deserves the top spot, followed by a surprising Chicago (United States) and Tokyo (Japan).

While this kind of ratings may rise eyebrows, the combination of the factors considered by the surveys led to these results. Continue reading »

Based on the number of Fortune global 500 firms with headquarters in the cities, on whether or not top 40 global service firms have offices there, on the strength of their capital on the markets, the volume of their flow of goods, and the number of global professional association conferences held in these cities, the World’s Most Global Cities survey, presented by Foreign Policy Magazine, A.T. Kearney and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, puts New York (United States) on the top spot (as it happened in the overall ratings), followed by Tokyo (Japan) and Paris (France). Continue reading »

Forbes Magazine publishes a top 10 of World’s Best Commutes, with world’s most reliable, cheap and efficient commutes. Top 3 cities in the world at this chapter are Hong Kong, Tokyo (Japan) and Chennai (India).

Data and research were supplied by a transportation professor, who measured the world’s largest cities based on the cost to the overall investment in improvements and the speed and safety with which workers are delivered to offices. The speed of transit contributes to a city’s economic competitiveness. Outsourcing capitals are heavily reliant on attracting informational technology companies. They do well in commuting due to the city’s high investment rate in projects like the highways and the mass transit rail system. Continue reading »