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31/05/2018

[Event] Exporting to Japan (South Derbyshire)

An event held by South Derbyshire Council at Toyota UK’s Burnaston plant will explore how local businesses can export their products and services to Japan. The June 26 event organised by the Toyota City Partnership Development Board is kindly supported by Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd as part of the 20th anniversary of the relationship […]

23/05/2018

Tokyo Declaration on Realization of Clean Cities and Clear Skies

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is pleased to announce the adoption of the Tokyo Declaration as an output of the Tokyo Forum for Clean City & Clean Sky, an international conference on the environment which was held from 22-23 May 2018 in Tokyo, hosted by TMG. For more details, please see the TMG website.

21/05/2018

Visit Japan and Rugby World Cup Event in Cardiff

Saturday 16 June 2018 (10.00-17.00) National Museum Cardiff (entrance hall) With less than 500 days to go until the opening games, the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) will host an event to promote travel to Japan for the Rugby World Cup 2019 at the National Museum Cardiff next month. JNTO and RWC 2019 Host Cities […]

17/05/2018

EXHIBITION: Kitakyushu Japanese Calligraphy Association in London

Start: 11th June, 2018 at 11:00am End: 16th June, 2018 at 5:00pm This at the Menier Gallery exhibition presents a fusion of Japanese calligraphy with the work of William Shakespeare. The aim of presenting this exciting fusion is to promote both linguistic traditions and further understanding through collaboration. The Menier Gallery is situated within the historic Menier Chocolate Factory and is […]

15/05/2018

Invest Tokyo Seminar in CEBIT 2018

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been actively working to attract foreign companies which possess advanced technologies related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence, to raise international competitiveness and bring about further growth for the city by promoting the creation of a more business-friendly environment for overseas businesses. The […]

30/04/2018

Setouchi Shimanami Kaido International Cycling Event 2018

The stage for this cycling event features the highway bridges and beautiful islands of the Seto Inland Sea! Application and course information can be found below: http://cycling-shimanami.jp/english/ Cycling Shimanami 2018 Event Overview: Date:  Reception October 27, 2018(Sat) Event: October 28, 2018(Sun) Course: The Seto Inland Shimanami Sea Route and its surrounding areas (seven courses that […]

20/04/2018

Team camps announced for RWC 2019

PRESS RELEASE 52 team camps selected for use at RWC 2019 20 competing teams will be based across the length and breadth of Japan Team camps selected in consultation with the teams to ensure optimum training environment Team camps extend the reach of RWC 2019 to even more communities in Japan Communities the length and […]

18/04/2018

Urban 20: Tokyo Governor signs Joint Statement

The Inaugural U20 Mayoral Summit will take place in Buenos Aires in October, ahead of the G20 Heads of State Summit hosted by Argentina. The Mayors of Berlin, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Durban, Hamburg, Jakarta, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Montreal, New York City, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo and Tshwane, […]

28/03/2018

[PR] Global Financial City: Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), in collaboration with the national government, private sector, and others, is advancing initiatives to revitalize the financial sector in order to win back Tokyo’s position as the top global financial city in Asia. As one of the initiatives to enhance overseas promotion, which is stated in the “Global Financial City: […]

22/03/2018

RWC 2019 set to deliver record economic benefits

PRESS RELEASE Japan 2019 set to deliver record economic output for a Rugby World Cup Nationwide impact spread through 12 host cities ¥216.6 billion (£1.5 billion) of additive value to be pumped into the Japanese economy Up to 400,000 international fans set to travel to Japan during the tournament Japan hosting Asia’s first Rugby World […]