09/11/2017
World Travel Market at JLGC – Lessons in Destination Management From Kent
World Travel Market took place in London this week, with the world’s leading destinations gathered in one place to promote themselves to the world and discuss trends and innovations in an evolving sector. Against this backdrop and with several Japanese local areas well represented at the event, JLGC held the first in a series of […]
08/11/2017
Survey on Urban Attractiveness on Behalf of Kobe City – Please Complete
Kadokawa Research Labs, on behalf of the City of Kobe, is carrying out a questionnaire concerning urban attractiveness regarding your city (in UK or Europe). Your feedback will be used for urban planning in the city of Kobe and we appreciate your cooperation. You can complete the short survey here. Information: Kobe City homepage (English)
02/11/2017
Rugby World Cup 2019 Match Schedule – 12 Host Cities Across Japan
PRESS RELEASE World Rugby and the Japan Rugby 2019 organising committee have announced the match schedule for Rugby World Cup 2019, which will be hosted in Japan between 20 September and 2 November. Supporting the joint ambition of a tournament that is accessible for all of Japan, the 48 matches will be spread across 12 […]
30/10/2017
Council of Europe Expert Visit to Hamamatsu
Originally posted at www.coe.int/en/web/interculturalcities On 5-6 October an ICC team carried out an expert’s visit to the Japanese city of Hamamatsu, following its accession to the ICC programme. The visit served to assess on-the-spot and review Hamamatsu Index results, propose recommendations, and get a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges of integrating Japanese society and […]
23/10/2017
Japan’s regions and cities at World Travel Market 2017
Staged annually in London, World Travel Market – the leading global event for the travel industry – takes place at ExCel London from 6-8 November. It has been another record year for inbound tourism to Japan, with global visitor numbers up 20% this August, the highest ever. This year at World Travel Market there will […]
18/10/2017
[Information] New Tech Business Camp Tokyo (Invest Tokyo)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been actively working to attract foreign companies 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 and startups. The TMG will hold for the first time, the New Tech Business Camp Tokyo accelerator program for […]
18/10/2017
[Information] Guidance to the Asset Management Industry in Japan (Invest Tokyo)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has compiled the English guidebook titled ‘Guidance to the Asset Management Industry in Japan’ (‘the guidebook’) with the cooperation of the Financial Services Agency, in order to provide useful information for foreign asset managers to enter Japan’s market smoothly. This guidebook gives easy-to-understand explanations of Japanese financial laws and regulations, and how […]
10/09/2017
Japanese cities and regions rally behind 100 per cent renewable energy
ICLEI, 10.09.17 On 8 September 2017, Japanese local and regional governments released the Nagano Declaration at the Local Renewables Conference 2017 in Nagano, Japan to show their support for a future in which cities and regions are fully powered by renewable energy. The Nagano Declaration recognizes that cities and regions in Japan are facing population decline and slow […]
06/09/2017
Nationwide festival in Japan set to mark two years to go until RWC 2019
PRESS RELEASE With Japan preparing to become the first Asian nation to host Rugby World Cup, a 46-day tour of all host cities and Top League teams, will provide a fitting and ambitious way to mark the major milestone. Kicking off in style with a public extravaganza at Shibuya 109 – one of central Tokyo’s […]
04/09/2017
[Event PR] Mashiko: Imagined in the UK
4 September – 20 October 2017 Open weekdays 09:30 – 17:30, closed weekends Admission is free, but photo ID is necessary to gain entry to the Embassy The Embassy of Japan 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT The town of Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture is a centre of craft culture which owes its development, in part, […]
