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12/05/2009

Sharing the burdens

The governor of Fukuoka prefecture Wataru Aso has called for Japan’s national government to shoulder more of the financial burden in its construction projects. Aso, who is chairman of Japan’s National Governors’ Association, said that he was in agreement with the Cabinet Office’s Decentralisation Promotion Committee, when it argued that national government needs to scale […]

12/05/2009

Japan Day in Glasgow for Scottish SMEs

A “Japan Day” is being held at University of Glasgow on Monday 18th of May, 2009 from 2 pm to 5 pm for Scottish SMEs considering entering Japanese market. It will be hosted by Innovation Network, University of Glasgow, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh, JETRO London, Japan Local Government Centre London […]

01/05/2009

Setting out our stall

JLGC is one of the sponsors of this year’s LGA annual conference, held between June 30 and July 2. If you’re in Harrogate this year, stop by our stall and say hello.