05/10/2016
Project Godie: Revealing a Forgotten Chapter of North East History
Here’s an update on the progress to date of the Anglo-Japanese heritage project in the North East of England, ‘Project Godie’, which is now the subject of an exhibition at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum. Below is text from the museum’s website, giving the background for the exhibition, which runs to 8 January 2017: Project Godie explores […]
06/09/2016
Nikkei Glocal: ‘Branding Scotland through food and drink’
Our article looking at the approval of the UK’s first-ever single sector Business Improvement District (BID) has been published in the latest (September 5) edition of the Japanese public executive magazine Nikkei Glocal (‘Branding Scotland through food and drink’). The article looks at the particular experience of East Lothian, where businesses recently approved the creation of a […]
01/09/2016
Open letter to G20 leaders from the mayors of their great cities
PRESS RELEASE As the G20 Summit meets in Hangzhou this week, we, mayors of the major cities within the G20, call on our national leaders to work with us to build a low carbon, climate safe world. In December 2015, you showed vital leadership by adopting the ground-breaking Paris Agreement. This was an unprecedented display […]
24/08/2016
Scottish Rugby signs strategic alliance with Nagasaki City ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019
PRESS RELEASE Scottish Rugby today signed a strategic alliance agreement with the Japanese City of Nagasaki as part of its preparations for Rugby World Cup 2019. Nagasaki will host a holding camp for Scotland’s world cup squad in 2019 on the eve of the Rugby World Cup. It will enable the squad to acclimatise to […]
24/08/2016
Mayor of Nagasaki visit to Aberdeen
PRESS RELEASE Aberdeen’s Lord Provost hosted a prestigious visit from the Mayor of Nagasaki which included places of interest for Thomas Blake Glover who was a major influence on the industrialisation of Japan. Tomihisa Taue is in the north-east to continue to develop and strengthen the civic and business links between Aberdeen and Nagasaki. Aberdeen […]
19/07/2016
Special Report: Gibraltar – Political and Economic Overview
The report details recent political and constitutional reform developments in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (especially in light of the recent EU Referendum), as well as its history, government, external affairs, economy and taxation. We would like to acknowledge the kind assistance received from the Gibraltar Government Office in London at Gibraltar House, including […]
12/07/2016
Four Japanese cities selected for City Partnership Program
PRESS RELEASE Kitakyushu, Kobe, Toyama, and Yokohama chosen as first participants Japan is home to a number of cities offering world-class and unique “best-practice” experiences and solutions on a variety of development challenge facing cities around the globe. As part of an ongoing partnership with the Government of Japan to share development experience through […]
11/07/2016
Facing Disasters: International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Responses
28/07/2016, 13:00 – 20:00 Cruciform B304 Lecture Theatre, University College London Registration: The symposium is free of charge but prior registration is required via Eventbrite. Overview Disasters occur in many parts of the world every year. Based on experience from the Great East-Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011, the aim of this public symposium is to […]
28/06/2016
Heritage project uncovers forgotten chapter of Anglo-Japanese history
PRESS RELEASE A UK heritage project will take audiences on a journey through Anglo-Japanese history, celebrating the North East’s strong links with Japan through dance, music, film and literature. Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund and produced by internationally-renowned Surface Area Dance Theatre Company (SADTC), in collaboration with researcher Adam Denton, Project Godie will bring to […]
09/06/2016
G7 Parallel Session: ‘The Role of Cities’
Alongside the recent G7 Summit held in Japan last month, a Parallel Session on ‘The Role of Cities’ was held in the city of Toyama on 15 May, convened by the Ministry of the Environment, Toyama City Government, the G7 Toyama Environment Ministers’ Meeting Cooperation Committee and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). The […]
