Welcome to the brand new JLGC website. It now has a cleaner design, improved structure with straightforward navigation and is easier than ever to find information on Japan’s cities and regions. We have been working hard, along with our developers, to create the first step in a series of new developments to our website. We want to make it as interesting and informative as possible, so please do send us your feedback on the kind of information you are interested in from local government in Japan.
Some of the new features on the website website are as follows:
• A fresh, cleaner, new look
• Better more user-friendly navigation
• Greater flexibility to enable share on social media
• Built using WordPress, an open source content management system
Continued development
As with all good websites, the work doesn’t stop just at the launch. We want to keep improving the website and add more exciting features, and things such as better social media integration and platforms are in the pipeline. The website is a communication tool to help us better carry out our role to serve and provide assistance to Japan’s local government by keeping track of international trends, maintaining as well as strengthening friendly ties and collaborating with local government and organisations in the UK and Europe.
CLAIR’s network is comprised of the headquarters in Tokyo and seven overseas offices: London, Paris, New York, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul and Beijing. This base allows us to provide varied international services to local governments, as they deal with all aspects of their citizens’ lives: education, welfare, trade and industry.
All overseas offices activities include the internationally acclaimed JET Programme; investigating local policy overseas to address issues in Japan; assisting the overseas activities of local government such as sister city relations or increasingly-important economic relations; providing information to foreign residents; as well as promoting multiculturalism.
Looking for something on the old site?
If are looking for something from something specific from the old website that cannot be found on the new site, please contact us. Please do have a look around, explore and enjoy. If you have any comments or questions, get in touch at mailbox@jlgc.org.uk
