03/06/2011
Sendai City and Kitakyushu City, open for business
The cities of Kitakyushu and Sendai in Japan have both released letters in English to people overseas in response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in order to ease fears over their local produce and to encourage tourists to return. Kenji Kitahashi, the mayor of Kitakyushi City, thanked those who had sent messages of […]
01/06/2011
Business Secretary Vince Cable visits Japan to promote trade with the UK
UKTI has posted that Business Secretary Vince Cable arrived in Japan today with a high-level business delegation consisting of a number of large UK firms; British Airways, PA Consulting Group, Thales UK, BAE Systems and the CBI. According to the article, Vince Cable said: “The earthquake has not damaged this relationship in any way. If […]
01/06/2011
The Tokyo Foundation muses on Japan’s response to the March 11 disaster
The Tokyo Foundation, a non-profit think-tank, have published a series of articles in their latest newsletter on the earthquake and tsunami of March 11. The articles explore the ‘the economic consequences of the disaster, approaches to dealing with the expected power shortage, and the political agenda the Kan administration should pursue.’ The Tokyo Foundation have […]
31/05/2011
Innovative Yokohama plan aims to conserve greenery
The latest news digest by the website Urbanicity includes a mention of the efforts of the city of Yokohama in relation to environmental stewardship for the conservation of biodiverse habitats: The city of Yokohama, the capital of ICLEI Member Kanagawa Prefecture, has developed new tax mechanisms and participative approaches to conserve privately-owned green areas and […]
31/05/2011
JLGC staff visited the Isle of Man for the first time last week, in what is hoped to begin a new relationship and understanding of the Crown Dependency, a self-governing island associated with the United Kingdom. Staff met with senior officials of the Isle of Man Government, including Treasury Minister Anne Craine MHK. Discussions covered […]
25/05/2011
Fukushima and Iwate Prefectures reach out to world
Fukushima International Association has published the second issue of its Gyro newsletter in English, Japanese and Chinese. The newsletter is published to show both the current situation in Fukushima Prefecture following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 and the activities of local international exchange groups and foreign residents in the area. The second issue […]
25/05/2011
Investing in People and Places
Japan Day Seminar July 29th 2011 Japan and the North East of England – Investing in People and Places Gateshead Civic Centre, 14.30-17.00, followed by reception Join us for this year’s Japan Day Seminar. Featuring a series of presentations focusing on economic links between the UK and Japan and how future regional growth could be […]
25/05/2011
Local food from the disaster-hit Tohoku region of Japan will feature at this year’s WOMAD festival in Wiltshire on 29-31 July. The display, by performers Shunsuke Kimura and Etsuro Ono, will take place as part of the festival’s ‘Taste of the World’ programme and is coordinated by the London-based mu:arts organisation. The ‘Taste of the […]
23/05/2011
Local leaders: mayors vs chief executives
‘Local leaders: mayors vs chief executives’, an article by JLGC’s Andrew Stevens, has been published by The Guardian’s Public Leaders Network. Addressing whether the UK can look abroad for localism models and whether overseas localism models can truly be applied to the UK, the article examines what the Japanese model has to offer British local […]
19/05/2011
Governor Fukuda welcomes you to Tochigi Prefecture
Home to the UNESCO World Heritage-designated temples of Nikko, Tochigi has no lack of tourist attractions but the prefecture’s location meant that it did not escape damage from the earthquake in March. With a drop in tourist numbers all over Japan, the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan has issued a letter inviting the […]
