14/09/2011
British Ambassador to Japan David Warren writes a personal blog on his recent trip to the coastal towns devastated by the tsunami. Included were visits to Kamaishi, Rikuzen-Takata and Kesennuma (in Miyagi Prefecture) to see the recovery and reconstruction work that is going on, and some of the organisations that may benefit from the £600,000 […]
14/09/2011
Germany’s urban future: JLGC analysis
Each month JLGC writes and translates into Japanese timely analysis of topics on German urban and local affairs. Recent topics include the German Institute of Urban Affairs’ second edition of climate policy guide for local authorities, ‘Launch of large-scale ‘showcase regions’ for electro-mobility’, ‘Bonn 20 years after losing capital status’ and ‘Coping with shrinking rural […]
13/09/2011
The British Embassy in Tokyo writes: Over the coming months, 20 of the most innovative and dynamic Japanese companies are flying to the UK to help re-energise post-earthquake UK-Japan trade and investment links. The 20 companies (out of 120 who applied) who received the awards are just a small sample of the demand for UK […]
12/09/2011
The Asahi Weekly has recently carried a series of stories which focus on tourist destinations in Japan that are particularly popular among certain groups of foreign tourists. The first looks at why Hiroshima continues to draw American visitors, while Germans continue to flock to Tokushima a century after WW1 through its POW links. The secluded […]
05/09/2011
The Japanese community in the Essex city of Colchester held their ‘Wa’ Matsuri (summer festival) last weekend in aid of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Below are pictures from the event, which included taiko drumming and Japanese food tasting. Links between Colchester and Japan have also been strengthened in recent years by the hosting of […]
31/08/2011
You can now follow the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (our parent organisation in Japan) ‘company page’ on the LinkedIn network. Simply click here and then ‘follow’. We’re also on Facebook and Twitter.
31/08/2011
Fukushima Prefecture’s community groups are pushing forward with the recovery from the earthquake. Fukushima International Association (FIA) has been working towards recovery with the creation of a newsletter ‘Recovering Fukushima – The present situation‘. The FIA seeks to provide up-to-date information on the present condition of Fukushima prefecture, its people, and of the nuclear power plant situation. […]
26/08/2011
Japan’s urban future: City Mayors
JLGC’s Andrew Stevens and Marie Yoshikawa have an article up at the CityMayors.com website today, focusing on the people who provide city leadership among Japan’s largest urban areas. The article is part of a series which also includes the UK, US, France etc.
25/08/2011
This week JLGC staff attended with and supported visits by Okinawa Prefectural Government to Bedford Park in London, New Hall in Harlow, Letchworth Garden City and Poundbury in Dorset. Okinawa is particularly interested in learning from the example of the Garden Cities Movement in England in support of its future housing policies, particularly with regard […]
23/08/2011
London and Tokyo, like other world cities, have a longstanding partnership agreement. However, in recent years the links have taken on a new form and are concentrating primarily on London’s West End shopping district. First the City of Westminster and the New West End Company brought a touch of Shibuya to Oxford Circus with the […]
