{"id":81100,"date":"2014-06-19T00:33:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&p=51179"},"modified":"2016-04-01T02:50:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:50:38","slug":"fukuoka-ranks-10th-best-city-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-ranks-10th-best-city-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Ranks 10th Best City in The World!"},"content":{"rendered":"

London based Monocle Magazine released their rankings for the top 25 cities in the world according to their metrics for \u201cQuality of Life.\u201d Fukuoka moved up two spots from last year to rank 10th best city in the world! Fukuoka was praised for being a smaller city with an independent and unique direction, low crime, for being small business friendly and having a large number of cyclists.<\/p>\n

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Here are the full rankings:<\/p>\n

Top 25 in 2014 (2013 results):<\/strong>
\n1. Copenhagen (1)
\n2. Tokyo (4)
\n3. Melbourne (2)
\n4. Stockholm (7)
\n5. Helsinki (3)
\n6. Vienna (5)
\n7. Z\u00fcrich (6)
\n8. Munich (8)
\n9. Kyoto (13)
\n10. Fukuoka (12)
\n11. Sydney
\n12. Aukland
\n13. Hong Kong
\n14. Berlin
\n15. Vancouver
\n16. Singapore
\n17. Madrid
\n18. Paris
\n19. Amsterdam
\n20. Hamburg
\n21. Barcelona
\n22. Lisbon
\n23. Portland
\n24. Oslo
\n25. Brisbane<\/p>\n

The 2014 survey continues to use the same unique Quality of Life metrics for which it has become famous. These include crime, healthcare, state-funded education and business climate, combined with a unique Monocle \u201cliveability assessment\u201d. This takes into account factors including the amount of green space, commitment to culture, hours of sunshine, electric car-charging points, the ease of starting a new business and a high-street chain test that values the independents over the franchises. This year\u2019s survey has also added one new major metric \u201cLibertarian paradise or stickler for rules?\u201d with the aim of appreciating the intangibles that light up a community alongside the infrastructure that keeps it going.<\/p>\n

About Monocle\u2019s Quality of Life Index:\u2028 Monocle\u2019s Quality of Life index goes beyond the basic economic and social aspects of a city, identifying often overlooked factors that can bring happiness and ease to everyday life. Elements such as a well-tended bar, shopping hours and access to green space make it the only quality of life survey of its kind. Monocle rankings are prescriptive in that they don\u2019t just collect data but also suggest what each city needs to do to grow or maintain their rankings.<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/monocle.com\/film\/affairs\/quality-of-life-cities\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London based Monocle Magazine released their rankings for the top 25 cities in the world according to their metrics for \u201cQuality of Life.\u201d Fukuoka moved up two spots from last year to rank 10th best city in the world! Fukuoka was praised for being a smaller city with an independent and unique direction, low crime, for being small business friendly and having a large number of cyclists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":51181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-81100","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/81100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}