AI Global Index — Decision Report

Tokyo, Japanfor a entrepreneur / startup

9 Sep 2026Methodology profiles-1.0.0Data confidence 90/1001 of 8 factors live
66
Market Fit
Conditional fit

Weighted to a entrepreneur / startup's priorities, Tokyo scores 66/100conditional fit. Property entry-window: Open (score 72).

Low entry barriers, talent and digital infrastructure — runway matters more than market size.

Scorecard — the factors this profile weights

FactorWeightScoreSource
Business environment20%78seed
Digital readiness18%84seed
Education14%80seed
Affordable cost of living12%28seed
Governance / title security12%80seed
GDP growth12%6● live
Low overall risk6%76seed
Infrastructure6%90seed

Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.

Why it works

  • Business environment 78/100 · 20% weight
  • Digital readiness 84/100 · 18% weight
  • Education 80/100 · 14% weight
  • Governance / title security 80/100 · 12% weight

Why it may not

  • Affordable cost of living 28/100 · 12% weight
  • GDP growth 6/100 · 12% weight

Property entry-window

OpenValuation 100 · Demand 13 · Financing 100 · Title 80 · Climate 50 · price-to-income 87.6 (100 = long-run avg)

The same market, every profile

Tourist / visitor77
Family buying a home75
Bank / mortgage lender68
Family office / institutional68
Entrepreneur / startup66
Government / municipality64
Business expansion62
Corporate professional62
Retail brand54
Real estate developer50
Rental-income investor47
Capital-appreciation investor46

Tokyo ranks best for a tourist / visitor (77) and worst for a capital-appreciation investor (46). Suitability, not popularity.

Next: the actual properties

This report is the macro decision — which market, for whom. For the districts, projects, yields and DLD-verified transactions in Tokyo:

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