東京３位、６年連続　働きやすさは改善―世界都市ランク

　不動産大手森ビル関連の森記念財団は２４日、世界の主要４８都市を総合評価した２０２１年版のランキングを発表した。東京は新型コロナウイルス感染拡大に伴うリモートワークの普及で「働き方の柔軟性」の指標が改善したが、６年連続で３位だった。１、２位はロンドン、ニューヨーク、４位はパリで、上位８都市は前年と同じだった。
　コロナ禍の影響が本格的に反映された初めての結果となる。６分野７０指標別の評価では、東京は働きやすさの向上を受けて「居住」分野が前回の１２位から９位に上昇。「経済」は４位を維持したが、３位の北京との差は広がった。「環境」は再生可能エネルギー比率の低さなどから１７位だった。（2021/11/24-17:38）

Tokyo ranked third for the six straight year among the world's 48 major cities in terms of their ability to attract people, capital and companies, a Japanese think tank report showed Wednesday.
   London came first in the overall Global Power City Index rankings in 2021 drawn up by the Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies, followed by New York. Paris ranked fourth.
   The top eight cities were unchanged from last year, according to the rankings fully reflecting the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
   Tokyo failed to replace New York despite improvement in work style flexibility thanks to the spread of remote work amid the pandemic, with the Japanese capital allowing Beijing to widen its lead in economic terms and continuing to receive a poor score for environmental efforts due to a low renewable energy rate.
   The report also showed that London, Singapore and Hong Kong, where most flights are international, suffered substantial drops in their scores related to international human and goods flows.