24/10/2012
Event: After the Tsunami – Rebuilding Tohoku
Film event and panel discussion at SOAS. Time: 14:00 – 16:00 + networking time from 16:00-16:45. Date: Sun, 11 November 2012 A one day film and talk event attended by Governor of Miyagi Yoshihiro Murai, the prefecture in Japan hit hardest by the 2011 tsunami and earthquake, will be held in London at SOAS reflecting […]
17/10/2012
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has published an update on its ‘Promotion of the Cool Japan Strategy and Creative Tokyo Project’ (PDF). As a part of such initiatives, METI will promote the ‘Creative Tokyo’ project in the capital city as a showcase of Japanese creative industries. Related ministries and agencies, shopping districts, […]
02/10/2012
Co-branding: lessons from Kent and Kyushu
Last week JLGC assisted a visit to Kent County Council from the Kyushu Economic Research Center. The Kyushu researcher, Mr Kabu, visited Kent to learn more about their cross-channel partnership with Nord-Pas de Calais and West Flanders on account of Kyushu’s own active link to neighbouring Korea. The Kent-France co-branded link up around tourism and economic […]
01/10/2012
Celebrating Japan in the heart of London
JLGC continues its proud association with the Japan Matsuri with a stall at this weekend’s festival, showcasing the best that Japan’s cities and regions have to offer. You can read more about the event, held in the world famous Trafalgar Square, at the Japan Matsuri website.
27/09/2012
Mashiko and St Ives: a shared history through citizen diplomacy
Guests gathered at the Embassy of Japan in London on September 21 to mark a new friendship agreement between St Ives, Cornwall and the town of Mashiko in Tochigi prefecture, Japan. Since the 3/11 disaster and emergency in Japan, St Ives has continually shown great support and goodwill to Mashiko, whose potteries and museums underwent […]
18/09/2012
Place Branding: Key Issues and Opportunities
Dr Keith Dinnie, senior lecturer at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences and Director of the Centre for Place Branding, spoke to Japanese officials at JLGC this week about Japan’s use of nation branding and cultural diplomacy to promote the country and its cities and regions around the world. Dr Dinnie has also recently written […]
13/09/2012
This year’s Medway William Adams Festival takes place on this Saturday the 15th of September at Gillingham Park (Oxford Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 4BP) Between 10am and 4pm there will be displays of Japanese culture/martial arts, a display promoting the civic links with between Medway and Ito & Yokosuka and much much more. For further […]
31/08/2012
New law for Japanese megacities
A legislative measure to allow for Japanese metro areas to form new urban governments has been passed by Japan’s parliament the Diet. The law will enable cities such as Osaka and Yokohama to reorganise themselves from 2015 into new special entities modelled on Tokyo’s system of metropolitan governance. It enables Osaka and nine other Japanese […]
15/08/2012
You can now read the August 2012 edition of JLGC’s e-newsletter by clicking here. Stories include a profile of Takaoka City, reflections on this year’s LGA Conference and the Japan Study Tour for 2013. While you’re at it, you can also sign up to receive the newsletter direct to your in-box via the facility on […]
01/08/2012
World Cities Culture Report 2012
Press release by Mayor of London: In the biggest international survey of its kind, the World Cities Culture Report 2012 has collected an unprecedented amount of data on the scope and impact of the cultural assets and activities that are produced and consumed in 12 major cities: Berlin, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Mumbai, New York, Paris, […]
