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City innovation economy classifications and rankings, 2014 for Japan.
Below are the rankings for Japanese cities in this year’s Index.
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| Sub Region Rank | Global Rank | Classification | City | State | Country | Index Score |
| 1 | 15 | 1 NEXUS | Tokyo | Tokyo | Japan | 53 |
| 2 | 34 | 1 NEXUS | Kyoto | Kyoto | Japan | 50 |
| 3 | 37 | 1 NEXUS | Osaka | Osaka | Japan | 50 |
| 4 | 61 | 2 HUB | Kobe | Hyogo | Japan | 48 |
| 5 | 88 | 2 HUB | Fukuoka | Fukoaka | Japan | 46 |
| 6 | 158 | 3 NODE | Yokohama | Kanagawa | Japan | 44 |
| 7 | 191 | 3 NODE | Nagoya | Aichi | Japan | 43 |
| 8 | 195 | 3 NODE | Sapporo | Hokkaido | Japan | 43 |
| 9 | 238 | 3 NODE | Hiroshima | Japan | 42 | |
| 10 | 240 | 3 NODE | Nagasaki | Nagasaki | Japan | 42 |
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