27/07/2011
More on the Japanese ‘Big Society’
We’ve mentioned previously how the ‘Big Society’ concept is gaining something in the way of traction in Japan and how Japanese approaches are also being readily studied in the UK in the form of hureai kippu (Caring Relationship Ticket Scheme). Earlier this month Wilton Park, the UK government’s arms-length historic institution for international dialogue and […]
22/07/2011
A new website in English for “international voices” has been launched by the City of Sapporo Government, with first hand news of great cuisine and local tourist hotspots in and around Sapporo and the wider Hokkaido area, Japan’s northern most island. The site aims to be an authentic voice for people visiting Hokkaido as videos […]
21/07/2011
Tokyo Tourism Representative encourages people to ‘Yes! Tokyo’
Yes! Tokyo is the title of a stand being manned by the Tokyo Tourism Representative at the HYPER JAPAN 2011 event, Olympia Two, London. The earthquake and issues surrounding the disaster in March have had a serious effect on tourist numbers to Japan over the past six months. The stand at HYPER JAPAN will allow […]
19/07/2011
This week the annual Anholt-GfK Roper City Brands Index for 2011 was published, with Simon Anholt remarking that “The stability of Tokyo’s brand image comes as no surprise, since the city consistently ranks impressively on welcoming people, amenities, cultural richness, education and business climate,” JLGC’s Andrew Stevens also has a lengthier analysis of the Tokyo city […]
15/07/2011
David Cameron meets with Keidanren at Downing Street
UK Prime Minister David Cameron met members of Japan’s Business Federation the Keidanren last week at a meeting hosted by Business Secretary Vince Cable. According to an announcement by the British Embassy in Tokyo, the Prime Minister said that the UK had long been the recipient of Japanese investment: “The first wave of companies had […]
13/07/2011
JLGC at the LG Group Conference
JLGC’s participation at this year’s LG Group Conference in Birmingham has been noted on their conference blog – you can see the article here. We’d like to thank everyone who came to talk to us for the chance to find out what UK local authority staff are interested in, in terms of the Japanese experience of local government, as […]
12/07/2011
Top line-up for JLGC-supported concert in Edinburgh
The Japan Local Government Centre is supporting a concert starring Makoto Ozone and Tommy Smith in collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan and Japan Society of Scotland on Saturday 16 July. The performance will be at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh from 7pm, followed by a sushi and wine reception. Ozone and Smith will […]
12/07/2011
Fukushima ‘United we stand’ no.4 and messages from Miyagi and Sakai City released
Fukushima’s international newsletter Gyro, published with the aim of both providing up to date information about the prefecture’s current state and promoting reconstruction efforts and the activities of international groups in the prefecture who are supporting recovery, has been released and is now available as a PDF here. The newest issue has eye-witness accounts of […]
06/07/2011
Newham Council signs Olympic 2012 agreement with NAASH
Newham Council has announced that it will be hosting Team JAPAN for the 2012 Olympics at Stratford Circus arts venue, after signing an agreement with the Japanese sporting organisation NAASH (National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health.) According to the official announcement, Stratford Circus, will be a ‘one-stop shop’ for the Japanese Olympic […]
01/07/2011
LGA Conference 2011 at the ICC in Birmingham
JLGC would like to thank everyone who came to visit us on stand R9 at the Local Government Group Annual Conference and Exhibition 2011 in Birmingham this past week. We thoroughly enjoyed all the discussions we had with visitors about Japanese local government and how it compares to the UK, its policies, why JLGC is […]
