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JLGC Annual Review for 2008-2009 (published 2010)

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The Annual Review is published every year, cataloguing activities and projects by JLGC London in the UK, with details on the research undertaken by JLGC for CLAIR head office in Tokyo.

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Myriad Leaves
 ISSUE 71 July 2010

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*JLGC News
*JET Programme, Alumni Association news
*Learning to Live Beyond Growth - Depopulation in Japan's Regions
*International events in Aichi Prefecture
*Editorial: Public Sector Costs Review

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Publications

Monthly Reports Myriad Leaves
ISSUE 70 March 2010		 Michi-no-eki - an opportunity for the rural economy? Case study: Creating new industry through glass recycling
Two new monthly reports added to the site. Read them here.

July 2010
- United Kingdom:Developments in Devolution
- Local Government Group Branding


 *JLGC News
*Japan Study Tour 2009 Report
*Topic: Supporting Koshu Wine's entrance on the World Wtage
*Topic: Comparing Human Resource Management in Japan and the UK
*JET-AA UK update
*Editorial: The 1910 Japan-British Exhibition

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 Gavin Parker explains how the Japanese ‘road stations’ idea, offering locally produced food and providing a range of roadside services, could be useful in UK attempts to boost rural economies and communities

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With kind permission of author and Town and Country Planning Association.		 Itabashi ward in Tokyo is currently engaged in a glass recycling programme which aims to open up new environmental markets using products made from discarded glass.

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