31/05/2011
JLGC staff visited the Isle of Man for the first time last week, in what is hoped to begin a new relationship and understanding of the Crown Dependency, a self-governing island associated with the United Kingdom. Staff met with senior officials of the Isle of Man Government, including Treasury Minister Anne Craine MHK. Discussions covered […]
25/05/2011
Fukushima and Iwate Prefectures reach out to world
Fukushima International Association has published the second issue of its Gyro newsletter in English, Japanese and Chinese. The newsletter is published to show both the current situation in Fukushima Prefecture following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 and the activities of local international exchange groups and foreign residents in the area. The second issue […]
25/05/2011
Investing in People and Places
Japan Day Seminar July 29th 2011 Japan and the North East of England – Investing in People and Places Gateshead Civic Centre, 14.30-17.00, followed by reception Join us for this year’s Japan Day Seminar. Featuring a series of presentations focusing on economic links between the UK and Japan and how future regional growth could be […]
25/05/2011
Local food from the disaster-hit Tohoku region of Japan will feature at this year’s WOMAD festival in Wiltshire on 29-31 July. The display, by performers Shunsuke Kimura and Etsuro Ono, will take place as part of the festival’s ‘Taste of the World’ programme and is coordinated by the London-based mu:arts organisation. The ‘Taste of the […]
23/05/2011
Local leaders: mayors vs chief executives
‘Local leaders: mayors vs chief executives’, an article by JLGC’s Andrew Stevens, has been published by The Guardian’s Public Leaders Network. Addressing whether the UK can look abroad for localism models and whether overseas localism models can truly be applied to the UK, the article examines what the Japanese model has to offer British local […]
19/05/2011
Governor Fukuda welcomes you to Tochigi Prefecture
Home to the UNESCO World Heritage-designated temples of Nikko, Tochigi has no lack of tourist attractions but the prefecture’s location meant that it did not escape damage from the earthquake in March. With a drop in tourist numbers all over Japan, the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan has issued a letter inviting the […]
18/05/2011
Ties between Wales and Japan can aid recovery
First Minister of the Welsh Government Carwyn Jones has stated that “links between Wales and Japan can play a major role in driving forward economic recovery and greater prosperity.” The First Minister praised the work of the British Ambassador to Japan, Mr. David Warren, and his staff in helping employees of the Welsh Government in […]
16/05/2011
Anglo-German responses to March 11
The homepage of CLAIR headquarters in Tokyo now has a summary of British and German local government responses to the March 11 disasters, which can be viewed here.
11/05/2011
Visit to Local Government Association
Former Japanese Cabinet Secretary and Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura visited London today, meeting with Local Government Association Deputy Chairman and Leicestershire council leader David Parsons to discuss the role and function of local politicians in the UK. After leaving the Ministry of Home Affairs where he had served as a bureaucrat, Takemura was elected mayor […]
06/05/2011
Fukushima Prefecture publishes ‘United We Stand Fukushima’
The Fukushima International Association has released its inaugural newsletter ‘Gyro: United We Stand Fukushima’. The Fukushima International Association has set up the newsletter to provide readers of all nationalities with up-to-date information on the present condition of Fukushima prefecture, its people, and the nuclear power plant situation in English. The association’s Chief Managing Director Mitsuo […]
