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 […]
02/02/2017
JLGC’s Japan Study Tour 2017 has resulted in two more articles on the Guardian Public Leaders Network and Housing Network websites, written by Guardian networks editor and participant on the JST trip to Tokyo and Iwaki Jane Dudman. The first article (‘After Fukushima: the tenants rebuilding a destroyed community’) looks at housing issues after the […]
01/02/2017
FY2016 International Workshop On Acceptance Of Foreign Nationals And Their Integration Into Japan
– Toward an Intercultural Society: Focusing on Life and Active Participation of Foreign Women in Japan 13:00-17:15, 1 March 2017 Tokyo Women’s Plaza Hall, 5-53-67 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo People to people exchange is becoming increasingly important in this globalizing world. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that every one of 2.3 million foreign nationals residing in […]
31/01/2017
Youth Volunteers Revitalizing Hometowns
Young people in Japan’s regional areas are stepping up to help their towns combat the negative effects of population decline which has stymied local economic development, writes Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. You can read this story on ‘METI Mobile’, news stories from the Ministry readable on your mobile phone, here.
23/01/2017
2017 Recruitment by Kobe City Government for a Business Coordinator in Germany
Since 2015 Kobe City has located Business Coordinators in the UK and Singapore to promote economic links and business matching opportunities, using their professional networks and specialist sector knowledge. The City is now advertising for a Business Coordinator to work in Germany, to enhance the relationship with the other coordinators working for Kobe City and […]
17/01/2017
Japan Study Tour 2017 on Storify
The 2017 Japan Study Tour to Iwaki and Tokyo has been tweeted in detail by participants this year, the Storify blog of which can be seen via the link below. The tour to Iwaki looked at how the massive Tohoku earthquake in east Japan of March 2011, impacted the city and surrounding area, where around 400 […]
11/01/2017
World Rugby welcomes strong Rugby World Cup 2019 team camp hosting interest
PRESS RELEASE World Rugby has welcomed the exceptional level of interest and enthusiasm shown in response to the nationwide team camp search and selection programme for Rugby World Cup 2019, reflecting the enormous excitement and value of hosting rugby’s showcase event. Japan Rugby 2019 today announced 76 applications had been received from more than 90 […]
28/11/2016
Action Plan to promote Japan’s regions: new ‘Local to Global’ Project
This month Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that Foreign Minister Mr Fumio Kishida visited Miyagi Prefecture with diplomats stationed in Japan from seven countries, as part of a new initiative, the ‘Local to Global’ Project, which aims to promote the attractiveness of Japan’s regions worldwide. Under the project, Minister Kishida visited regional areas of Japan […]
14/11/2016
Tokyo Governor to become Vice Chair of C40
PRESS RELEASE Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike and Mayor of Durban, Zandile Gumede, have been elected vice-chairs of the C40 Cities becoming members of the Steering Committee, the governing body that provides strategic direction for our network of mega-cities committed to action on climate change. The election of two women leaders comes just weeks ahead […]
