03/05/2011
Destination Brands: Managing Place Reputation (3rd edition) was published recently by Elsevier. In the chapter ‘The ethical challenge’, Dr Keith Dinnie (Brand Horizons and Centre for Place Branding) considers the ‘Snow Country’ joint regional brand of three Japanese prefectures as an interesting case in the stakeholder management aspect of place branding: In other contexts, stakeholders […]
03/05/2011
Japan and the North East of England – Investing in People and Places
The 2011/12 Japan Seminar will take place in Gateshead on July 29, with the theme Japan and the North East of England – Investing in People and Places reflecting the region’s longstanding association with Japan through inward investment. Building on events celebrating the 20th anniversary of the partnership between Gateshead and the Japanese city of […]
03/05/2011
当事務所のアンドリュー・スティーブンス調査員の著書「The Politico’s Guide to Local Government」（2006年刊）の日本語訳版が、「英国地方自治入門」との表題で、2011年5月2日に芦書房より出版されました。訳者は国士舘大学の石見豊准教授です。 http://www.ashi.co.jp/
03/05/2011
UK ex-JET participant flies to Japan to help tsunami relief efforts
The Japan Times published a story today featuring trainee accountant Luke Dunn, a former Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme participant from London, who flew out to Iwate Prefecture in the wake of March 11’s earthquake and tsunami to assist with relief efforts. According to the Japan Times interview, Dunn taught English in the town […]
28/04/2011
Visits to Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh
JLGC staff visited Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh in April as part of research into the elections for the devolved administrations on May 5. As well as the electoral authorities, they visited the three city councils for the devolved capitals and in Edinburgh were received by the Lord Provost. Read more about Japan’s links with these […]
19/04/2011
Local Japan: Case Studies in Place Promotion
This week, JLGC has published two case studies on how local government in Japan has used distinctiveness of place in order to revitalize local economies. The first concerns how local governments have used regional produce and PR initiatives in order to market themselves domestically, regionally and internationally (PDF here), while the second concentrates on local […]
19/04/2011
Mayor of Osaka sends out open letter to the world
The Mayor of Osaka, Kunio Hiramatsu, has written an open letter to the world declaring Osaka’s health and encouraging visitors and businesses to support Japan by visiting Osaka: The City of Osaka is moving forward to promote business, culture, entertainment, and tourism as ever before, and I urge you to also help Japan’s recovery by […]
19/04/2011
Inlogov briefs on ‘Hureai Kippu’
The March 2011 Inlogov briefing by Dr Sachiko Nakagawa, Dr. Rosario Laratta and Prof. Tony Bovaird examines the ‘successful’ Japanese initiative of hureai kippu (Caring Relationship Ticket Scheme) and its adoption by ‘Big Society’ advocates for its encouragement of volunteering. The briefing gives an evidence-based history of the scheme in detail and the lessons it […]
15/04/2011
Cool Japan: using pop culture as soft power
Roland Kelts, professor at Tokyo University and columnist for the Daily Yomiuri (and former JET), spoke to Japanese officials at JLGC this week about Japan’s use of pop culture to promote the country and its interests around the world. Roland has also written recently on Tokyo’s city branding for the book City Branding – Theory and […]
12/04/2011
Decentralization, Local Bonds and Large Cities in Japan
The Institute for Comparative Studies in Local Governance (COSLOG) was established within the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) of Japan in 2006 and is associated with our parent body, the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Each year the Project on Comparative Studies in Local Governance disseminates information on research results […]
