11/03/2011
North East Japan Earthquake – contact information for JET Participants’ families
Contact information has been changed to one central number for people concerned about UK nationals in Japan. Please call the following telephone number for the FCO helpline regarding information on the earthquakes and tsunami: 020 7008 0000 For more information as it is updated, please see the website of British Embassy in Tokyo http://ukinjapan.fco.gov.uk/en/
11/03/2011
Sapporo recieves grant to become a Smarter City
The city of Sapporo in Northern Japan has been awarded a grant from the IBM Corporate Citizenship’s Smarter Cities Challenge for 2011. The award is a competitive grant which will award $50million worth technology and services to 100 cities around the world over the next three years. According to the award’s webpage, cities who receive […]
08/03/2011
Kevin Whittle, Head of Policy at the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, spoke to Japanese officials at JLGC today about the work of the UDC, in particular its mission to regenerate the London riverscape. The talk addressed the challenges around not only reclaiming brownfield land but also raising educational attainment in East London in order […]
08/03/2011
Participants from around the UK gathered at our 2010/11 Japan Day Seminar and Local Links Conference event held in Rochester, Kent. The event combined both the Japan Local Government Centre’s annual seminar and the Local Links Conference commenced during the Japan-UK 150 year of events organised by the Embassy of Japan in the UK. The […]
01/03/2011
Hitachi is the new Nissan in the North East
The UK Government today announced its intention to proceed with the £4.5bn Intercity Express Programme (IEP) procured through a Hitachi Trains-led consortium. The deal will see the replacement of the UK’s fleet of ageing intercity high speed trains but will also signify a major investment in the North East of England: Hitachi had previously announced […]
01/03/2011
JLGC Assistant Director Yoshihisa Ogawa and Research Manager Andrew Stevens visited Middlesbrough this week, concluding this year’s CLAIR report on local authority policies for tourism promotion as part of local economic development. At Middlesbrough Council, discussions included the council’s approach towards attracting visitors, this week’s launch of its bid for city status as part of […]
25/02/2011
Asia-Pacific meets North East for life sciences seminar
Life Sciences specialists from eleven British embassies and diplomatic offices in the Asia-Pacific region will be visiting the North East to discuss potential opportunities for business in their regions at the beginning of March. Life Sciences in the UK will be joining together with UKTI’s North East regional team to provide UK businesses an overview […]
24/02/2011
JETAA UK Annual General Meeting in Birmingham
Director Noboru Fujishima, Assistant Director Yuji Akaike and Communications and Events Assistant Phillippa Harvey attended the UK Japan Exchange and Teacher (JET) Programme Alumni Association annual general meeting in central Birmingham on 19-20 February. The AGM brought together representatives of four of JETAA UK’s six regional chapters and was an opportunity for chapters to gather […]
23/02/2011
Assistant Director Yoshihisa Ogawa and Research Manager Andrew Stevens visited the University of Greenwich Business School’s Economic Development Resource Centre this week for a CLAIR report on local authority policies for tourism promotion as part of local economic development. Staff from the centre presented on their work around the regeneration challenges facing seaside towns in […]
23/02/2011
Creating value through local partnerships and the arts
Registrations for this year’s Japan Day Seminar and Local Links Conference in Rochester will close soon, so don’t miss your chance to attend on March 4. Speakers include Professor Marie Conte-Helm of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, who will discuss her longstanding historical research into the vibrant links between Japan and the North East of England. […]
