18/11/2010
City of Kawasaki Visits Sheffield to Renew Friendship Ties
JLGC Director Noboru Fujishima, Assistant Director Motoko Tsujii and Public Relations Officer Keith Kelly visited Sheffield City Council last week in support of a visit by Kawasaki City Mayor Takao Abe. The visit cemented the 20th anniversary of the Friendship City relationship between Kawasaki and Sheffield, with the prospect of vibrant city to city links […]
18/11/2010
COP 10: Conference on Biological Diversity in Nagoya reaches a new agreement
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Environment Secretary Caroline Spelmen released a statement on Friday 29th of October following the agreement reached at the tenth Conference for Parties (COP 10) for setting targets to protect the natural environment. The conference was held in Nagoya, Japan. The Conference of the Parties is the governing body […]
17/11/2010
Japan Local Government Centre is now on Twitter! You can now follow us and receive regular updates on JLGC activities in 140 characters or less from our profile here.
16/11/2010
The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of the House of Commons has recently decided to conduct an inquiry to explore constitutional and practical issues around the possibility of codifying (or formally writing down) the principles and mechanics of the relationship between central and local government in the UK. The committee is now inviting submissions from […]
12/11/2010
JLGC Assistant Director Yoshihisa Ogawa and Research Manager Andrew Stevens visited Hartlepool in the North East this week to meet with the organisers of the Tall Ships Race 2010 and find out about the bid for and organisation of the races which were held earlier in the year, particularly its economic impact on the town. […]
12/11/2010
Visits to Bristol and Guildford
JLGC’s Andrew Stevens and Marie Yoshikawa visited the South West of England Regional Resilience Team in Bristol this week as part of CLAIR report preparation. Andrew also visited the South East RRT in Guildford as part of the work.
09/11/2010
Asian Network of Major Cities 21 Plenary Concludes in Tokyo
The 9th Plenary Meeting of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21) has concluded in Tokyo following a discussion around the future environmental and economic challenges faced by urban areas in Asia and the signing of the ‘Tokyo Declaration’ on closer future working between them. The meeting, held 7-9 November, is the annual summit […]
08/11/2010
Visits to Eastleigh and Faversham
Assistant Director Yoshihisa Ogawa and Research Manager Andrew Stevens visited Tourism South East in Eastleigh, Hants this week for a CLAIR report on local authority policies for tourism promotion as part of local economic development. Mr Ogawa also visited the Faversham Society in Kent.
02/11/2010
Care services Minister hails Japanese care scheme
The BBC posted an article on the 30th of October reporting that Care Services minister Paul Burstow has praised a scheme in Japan that rewards people with “time credits” for volunteering to help the elderly or disabled. Established in 1991, the hureai kippu (Caring Relationship Tickets) allows volunteers to ‘bank’ the hours they spend helping […]
01/11/2010
On October 28 and 29, JLGC’s Andrew Stevens and Marie Yoshikawa visited Bordeaux for the Council of European Municipalities and Regions ‘A time to reflect’ conference. The event was held as part of CEMR’s ‘reflection’ process ahead of its 60th anniversary next year and was a timely look at the organisation’s role and future as […]
