Reading Time: < 1 minute過去20年以上、日本では他地域から東京圏への転入者数を、転出者数が毎年平均10万人を上回ってきました。継続的な首都地域への国内純流入として、OECD諸国の中でも最大規模の例です。また、2000年以降、東京圏以外のほとんどの道府県で人口減少が進んでいます。そして、若者、特に若い女性が、より多くの機会を求めて地方都市から大都市圏へと移り住んでいます。
Category: Regions
Les smart cities ne suffisent plus : les villes ont besoin de systèmes de résilience
Reading Time: 4 minutesDepuis des années, les villes investissent dans des capteurs intelligents, des tableaux de bord et des services numériques. Mais alors que les chocs se propagent en cascade à travers les systèmes d’eau, d’énergie, de transport et les systèmes sociaux, les villes intelligentes ne suffisent plus. Que faudra-t-il pour transformer les infrastructures intelligentes en une résilience réelle?
Beyond Tokyo: Can Japan boost the appeal of its regions?
Reading Time: 4 minutesRegions and cities are being reshaped by falling birth rates, ageing populations and the continued movement of young people to large metropolitan hubs. Japan knows this story well: for more than two decades, over 100,000 people a year have moved to the Tokyo metropolitan area from elsewhere in Japan. The question is no longer how to strengthen Tokyo, but how to strengthen everywhere else?
When a giant restructures: what Volkswagen’s job cuts mean for local labour markets
Reading Time: 3 minutesRecent reports suggest Volkswagen could close several German plants and cut up to 100,000 jobs globally, in what may be its largest-ever restructuring. Factories in Hanover, Zwickau, Emden and Neckarsulm would be hit hardest, as traditional automakers face pressure from Chinese competition, rising costs, and a slower-than-expected shift to EVs. Can Europe’s manufacturing heartlands adapt fast enough to survive the EV transition?
When National Climate Averages Miss the Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen France recorded its hottest day in history last week, 41°C in Bordeaux, multiple deaths, half the country under red alert, the story got covered the way climate risk almost always is: one country, one number. But, how do we know which regions inside these countries are actually carrying the long-term economic cost?
The Social Economy in Spain: Turning Values into Numbers
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome economic models work on many levels. They create jobs, hold steady in a crisis, and provide essential care for people. The social economy is one of them. And for the first time in Spain, we now have data to prove it.
Culture as Infrastructure: Policy Lessons from Abu Dhabi’s Creative Economy
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Abu Dhabi, investment in culture is helping to build the foundations of a diversified, future-facing economy. Between 2022 and 2025, Abu Dhabi’s cultural and creative industries recorded 13.4% growth, but how can culture become a new source of sustainable growth?
東京の先へー仙台が築く、より強靱な観光経済
Reading Time: < 1 minute日本の観光ブームは衰える気配がありません。2025年には、外国人旅行者が初めて4,000万人を超え、過去最高を記録しました。さらに2026年初頭も、前年を上回る成長が続いています。