Hiroo Ichikawa: What Tokyo and the World's Top Cities Reveal About 2080

Hiroo Ichikawa, Dean at the Professional Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University, and the visionary behind the Global Power City Index, joins us on The Century of Cities. He reflects on Tokyo's extraordinary arc, from the high-growth optimism of the 1980s through economic stagnation and revitalization to its current role as a quiet powerhouse of global urbanism. As Tokyo prepares for the demographic and economic tests of 2080, we discuss what other cities can learn from its balancing act of growth, resilience, and reinvention. We also explore the inner workings of the GPCI, what it takes to measure urban power, why global rankings shift, and how international events, start-up ecosystems, and cultural connectivity reshape the urban leaderboard.