02/10/2009
Japan Local Government Centre would like to thank all the British organisations who assisted the Tokyo 2016 bid during the campaign and extends its congratulations to Rio de Janeiro in winning its bid to host the games.
01/10/2009
The recently relaunched Local Government Chronicle website carries an interview with ubiquitous management guru John Seddon. Interestingly, it mentions that much of Seddon’s lean management mantra is borrowed from Taiichi Ohno, the much vaunted founder of the Toyota Production System or ‘Just In Time’ process: What Ohno was doing was to say ‘don’t codify methods, […]
25/09/2009
LGA/IDeA international symposium
2 October 2009, 10:00-15:30 Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ Japan Local Government Centre and the Embassy of Japan will be participating in this LGA/IDeA event, aimed at offering international and local perspectives through keynote sessions, panel debate and interactive discussion groups on five key policy areas: * Climate change * Tackling and […]
21/09/2009
Londonist has a fairly wide-ranging selection of pictures and commentary for last weekend’s Japan Matsuri.
14/09/2009
This weekend (19 September) sees the 2009 Japan Matsuri in London. From 10am in Spitalfields Market, the festival promises Japan-themed entertainment, stalls and food. The event will be addressed by Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of London. Created by the Japan Society and the Japanese Residents Association, in collaboration with other leading Japanese organizations (including Japan […]
09/09/2009
1 October 2009, from 6.30pm The Japan Foundation Russell Square House 10-12 Russell Square London WC1B 5EH During the past decade, there has been a boom in contemporary art projects in various areas of Japan, often as a tool of town or city regeneration. What may be unique about these projects is that many are […]
04/09/2009
From Leeds City Council website: A delegation from Leeds has flown to Japan to share the city’s good practice in promoting health and wellbeing for older people. Representatives from Leeds City Council’s adult social care service, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences and Armley Helping Hands are all-expenses-paid guests of the Japanese government and Professor Toshiaki […]
03/09/2009
2016 bid enters final straight
As noted over at the Tokyo 2016 blog, the IOC’s Evaluation Commission Report has been published ahead of the final vote in Copenhagen on 2 October to determine the host city for the 2016 Olympics. Highlights of Tokyo 2016’s evaluation include: “The Games concept is based on providing minimum travel time for athletes and other […]
19/08/2009
Discussion Forum – Thursday 3rd September 2009 at 6pm Engineering Scotland and Japan: Past, Present and Future 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ The Royal Society of Edinburgh recognises the long-standing scientific links between Scotland and Japan, particularly in the area of engineering. Scottish and Japanese representatives from academia and industry will present on the […]
30/07/2009
In the latest Town and Country Planning, the journal of the Town and Country Planning Association (of which the centre is a member), there’s an article by Will Galloway of frontofficetokyo on Japan’s urban fringe and what lessons Japanese suburbs have to offer the west, citing the example of Toyama City. The article is reproduced […]
