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09/12/2010

London-Tokyo Training Programme

In 2010 the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) resumed its training programme for posting its staff overseas on short study-focused placements. Our office received four delegates from TMG this autumn, posted from the Bureau of Urban Development (Mr Shirai and Mr Matsunuma), Bureau of Construction (Mr Fujisaki) and the Bureau of Waterworks (Ms Takahashi). As part […]

08/12/2010

Visit to NewcastleGateshead

Assistant Director Yoshihisa Ogawa, Research Manager Andrew Stevens and Researcher Marie Yoshikawa visited Newcastle and Gateshead this week for CLAIR reports on local authority policies for tourism promotion as part of local economic development and emergency planning. Visits took place to the North East of England Regional Resilience Team in Newcastle, the NewcastleGateshead Initiative and […]

07/12/2010

Mitsubishi invests in Scottish green energy centre

The Scottish Government announced on December 3 plans by Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd (MPSE) to invest up to £100m in an engineering facility to carry out research and development into offshore wind turbine technology.   First Minister Alex Salmond said: “I am delighted that Mitsubishi is establishing a presence in Scotland through the creation […]

01/12/2010

Visit to Paris

JLGC Deputy Director Eiji Yamaguchi visited the Salon des Maires et des Collectivités Locales in Paris last week, representing the centre at the annual gathering for French local government.

01/12/2010

Japanese TV crew in Lewisham for 2012 preparations

The LoveCleanStreets/Love Lewisham blog has reported that a Japanese TV crew were in Lewisham earlier this month to film a piece on London’s preparations for the 2012 Olympics. According to the blog, which is run by Lewisham resident and council Head of Environment Nigel Tyrell, the crew were interested in how LoveCleanStreets will be used […]

30/11/2010

Visit to Shropshire

Assistant Director Yoshihisa Ogawa visited the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust yesterday for a CLAIR report on local authority policies for tourism promotion as part of local economic development. Mr Ogawa was accompanying a visitor from Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, who was also conducting research on how to best make use of industrial heritage as a […]

26/11/2010

Visits to New Forest and Greenwich

Assistant Director Yoshihisa Ogawa and Research Manager Andrew Stevens visited New Forest District Council in Lyndhurst, Hants this week for a CLAIR report on local authority policies for tourism promotion as part of local economic development. New Forest has previously won a Beacon council award for its promotion of sustainable tourism. They also visited Greenwich […]

24/11/2010

Shibushi City in Kagoshima best recycling city

Shibushi City in Kagoshima is best recycling city in Japan for three years running Of all councils designated as cities (which can have anything between 10,000 and 3.5 million people) in Japan, the City of Shibushi  (34,000) in Kagoshima on Kyushu has been named as achieving the highest recycling rate in Japan, and this for […]

19/11/2010

UK Parliamentarians express support for JET Programme

The 27th Meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group took place in Tokyo and Karuizawa last month: Japan and the UK have developed the closest of partnerships, based on shared fundamental values including democracy, respect for human rights, a market economy and the rule of law. Since the new British administration took office in May, […]

19/11/2010

Visits to Leeds and York

JLGC’s Andrew Stevens and Marie Yoshikawa visited the Yorks and Humber Regional Resilience Team in Leeds this week as part of preparation for a CLAIR report. They also visited the Emergency Planning College near York. The report will detail for the Japanese audience how the UK plans for and copes with risk scenarios in emergency […]