05/04/2011
Donations to North East Japan Earthquake Relief
JLGC has received many requests from UK and EU local government related organisations about how to donate directly and help victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the areas affected. The following links give information on how to make direct donations to the prefectures and local authorities in Tohoku who have set up accounts to […]
04/04/2011
The Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21) website now carries several best practice case studies from member cities, including Tokyo. The Tokyo case studies include its cap and trade programme for CO2 emissions, leakage prevention measures for city water distribution and innovative renewal of the ageing sewerage infrastructure. ANMC21 is an international network of […]
01/04/2011
Promoting Sustainable Asian Cities
The growth of city diplomacy as a networked public diplomacy activity is being closely examined more and more, especially in relation to common environmental and sustainabilty challenges experienced by all metropolitan areas. A report by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies seeks to apply the lessons learnt from regional intercity networks on policies and technologies […]
25/03/2011
Japan’s resilient local authorities
Our partners and friends in UK and European local government continue to send messages of condolence and goodwill to staff following the tragic events which took place during the Great North East Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11. JLGC remains grateful and moved by the sentiments and sympathies of its counterparts in Europe and would like […]
24/03/2011
Basildon bonds with Japanese Olympic swimming team
Basildon Borough Council have announced that the Japanese Olympic swimming team will use the town’s new sporting facilities for their pre-2012 Games training. The council press release reads: The Japanese Olympic swimming team will be using the Everyone Active Basildon Sporting Village for their pre Games training in preparation for London 2012 after they hailed […]
24/03/2011
The latest issue of the JLGC newsletter Myriad Leaves is to be the last in its regular form, although we will continue to publish it on an ad hoc basis. However, you can still keep informed of developments at JLGC and in Japanese local government through our blog and twitter, as well as our monthly […]
24/03/2011
e-governance and citizen engagement in Japan
Kyosuke Tsuji, Director of the Administrative Management Bureau at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, discusses on FutureGov TV Japan’s efforts at e-governance and citizen engagement. You can watch the video here.
22/03/2011
CLGF conference expresses solidarity with Japan and New Zealand
The following resolution was passed at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum conference in Cardiff, held March 15-18: We, the representatives of local government throughout the 54 countries of the Commonwealth, meeting at the Commonwealth Local Government Conference, express our sincere and heartfelt condolences at the recent tragic events in New Zealand and Japan. Many of […]
21/03/2011
Bedford looks to forge links with Japanese firms
The Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson has paid a visit to Japanese company Fujifilm in his town, as part of a council plan for better engagement with local businesses. The visit to the company’s site on the St Martin’s Way Business Park took place as part of the mayor’s ‘Open for Business’ programme, where the […]
16/03/2011
Information regarding the current situation in Japan
Several websites have gathered together information on both the current situation in Japan and how people outside of the country can help. Firstly, the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme Alumni Association of the United Kingdom has posted an extensive list of information sources and advice for current and former JETs on their homepage here. […]
