18/04/2017
Event – Sport and Diplomacy: Looking Towards Tokyo 2020
15 May 2017, 5:30-9:00 PM Brunei Gallery Room, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG Keynote Speakers: Tetsuya Kimura (Director-General, Japan Sports Agency) Dr Helen Macnaughtan (Chair, SOAS Japan Research Centre) Dr J Simon Rofe (SOAS University of London) Organiser: SOAS Japan Research Centre, The Japan Foundation and the […]
18/04/2017
Nikkei Glocal: ‘Promoting London after Brexit’
An article by JLGC’s Andrew Stevens has been published in the latest (April 17) edition of the Japanese public executive magazine Nikkei Glocal (‘Promoting London after Brexit’). The article looks at the moves taken by London in the wake of Brexit, particularly around recalibrating its city promotion activities against emergent competition from other European capitals, including the […]
11/04/2017
Is Japan turning intercultural?
This article was originally published on Intercultural Cities. The Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which is in charge of local government, produced a report on good practices of intercultural cohesion at the local level in March 2017. The report was drafted by a group of nine experts on migrant integration, chaired by Professor […]
03/04/2017
New case studies showcase Tokyo and Yokohama’s world-leading city solutions
The C40 Cities Group has this week launched its new Case Study Library – making it easier than ever for city officials, researchers, and urban stakeholders to explore the growing collection of more than 500 unique, world-leading solutions taking place across the C40 cities. This includes case studies from Japan’s C40 member cities Tokyo and […]
03/04/2017
Tokyo launch for Anglo-Japanese heritage project
Project Godie, a multi-platform heritage programme celebrating the North East of England’s strong historic links to Japan through dance, music, film and literature, comes to Tokyo next month, with a launch event held on May 19 in the city’s Minami-Aoyama district. The event takes place from 7.30pm at the Art & Space Cococara (202 Kudo […]
08/03/2017
Wonder NIPPON! Concept Book of Japan Brand Values
PRESS RELEASE As the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games approach, worldwide interest in Japan appears to be growing. In response, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a concept book, aiming to convey Japan’s unique sensibilities and values to the rest of the world as the foundation of commodities and services provided […]
28/02/2017
Maniwa City lacquerware event to be held in London
Friday 10 March 2017 6:00pm – 8:00pm Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle (entrance facing Regent’s Park), London NW1 4QP The Hiruzen Plateau in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture, is visited by over two million tourists per year. Gobara, a small village hidden away in one of the plateau’s corners, is home to Gobara […]
14/02/2017
JLGC Seminar 2017: Local Growth, Global Links
3 March 2017, 14.30-17.30 (registration from 14.00) Church House, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ Speakers include: Embassy of Japan – Jotaro Horiuchi (Minister, Transport) Department for International Trade (UK) – Martin Phelan (International Director, Northern Powerhouse Investment) Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) – Daisaku Yukita (Deputy Director General) City of Yokohama, Frankfurt Representative Office – Takashi Yanagisawa […]
10/02/2017
Women4Climate – Tokyo and Yokohama
In just two years, the number of C40 member cities with women mayors has skyrocketed from four to 16. More women than ever are running for office and getting involved in politics. These women are mayors in Paris, Washington DC, Sydney, Tokyo, Cape Town and Madrid. Especially when it comes to climate change, they take […]
08/02/2017
Osaka Trains at National Railway Museum, Shildon
An exhibition about the history of Osaka trains will be held at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum in Shildon from March 27 to April 27. A special opening event for the exhibition featuring James Ramsbotham, Chief Executive of the North East England Chamber of Commerce and Tetsuya Nakamura of the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau […]
