

“You are seeing two trends,” says Tedder when asked about how global companies are shifting. Lilting ambient music plays as technicians set up the sound system for the swank launch party scheduled for later that evening. The coffee menu offers latte machiatto and poppio. The coffee bar behind Tedder is lined with wine glasses and bottles of One Chain Australian red. O n the opening day of the trendy co-working space The Hive Jinnan, founder Constant Tedder casually lounges in a wooden chair in the spacious communal area of the three-story brick office building overlooking a vibrant Shibuya greenspace. We look at Tokyo’s strengths and weaknesses, and how it needs to change if it wants to reach the number-one spot. Right now Tokyo ranks third on the Global Power City Index, which compares the power of cities with regards to attracting people, capital and enterprise from around the world.
