Global Power City Index

The Global Power City Index (GPCI) evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to their “magnetism,” i.e. their comprehensive power which allows them to attract creative individuals and business enterprises from every continent and to mobilize their assets in securing economic, social and environmental development.

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Japan Power Cities

The Japan Power Cities (JPC) report profiles the strengths and special characteristics of major target cities located in Japan’s administrative divisions, offering a multifaceted comparative analysis. Its main purpose is to provide a comprehensive look at the specialities of Japan’s cities, and to contribute to the formulation of municipal urban policy.

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CITY PERCEPTION SURVEY

The City Perception Survey, aims to analyze the public image of 8 target cities-London, New York, Tokyo, Paris, Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.

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Global Power Inner City Index

Inspired by new concepts such as “new urbanism” and “compact city”, there has been a growing trend around the world to consolidate urban functions of a city into its inner city and to promote sustainable urban planning, The GPICI compares “inner cities” of eight cities selected from Global Power City Index (GPCI) with a visualizing approach to identify the power and challenges of each inner city.

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Tokyo’s Future Scenarios 2035

It is an urgent issue for Tokyo to enhance its position and attractiveness in light of globally-intensifying competition among cities. Scenario planning is applied in this project. We plan to depict plural scenarios for Tokyo and induce/deduce policies and action programs in order to materialize a desirable scenario.

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TOKYO 2035:Enhancing a Radiant World City

What kind of lifestyles and urban spaces can we expect for future Tokyo through adopting new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence? This study has developed the “Blue Sky Scenario” from Tokyo Future Scenario 2035 and envisioned the city to depict people’s lifestyles in the Tokyo of 2035.

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Innovative City Forum (ICF) Urban Strategy Session

Since 2013, the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies acts as co-host for the Innovative City Forum (ICF) with the Mori Art Museum and Academyhills. Under the thematic question of “how will we be living in 20 years?”, this annual international forum aims to bring together a diverse array of international speakers to discuss and share their personal visions for the future of our cities. The following articles are some of the highlights from preliminary seminars and forums.

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