A
JLGC 'Local Japan' briefing, detailing the scale and presence of local
cycle hire schemes in Japan, including an overview of their size and
ubiquity.
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Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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Christopher
Hood, lecturer at and the Director of the Cardiff Japanese Studies
Centre, Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University looks at the
regional impact of high speed rail in Japan.
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Copyright
Christopher Hood 2010. Published by Oxford University Press in
conjunction with the University of Tokyo. All rights reserved
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March
2011 INLOGOV briefing by Dr Sachiko Nakagawa, Dr. Rosario Laratta
and Prof. Tony Bovaird examining the 'successful' Japanese initiative
of hureai kippu (Caring
Relationship Ticket Scheme) and its adoption by 'Big Society' advocates
for its encouragement of volunteering. This briefing explains the
history of the scheme in detail and the lessons it offers for the UK
government.
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here to read
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Government Studies - Birmingham. University |
Using regional products and PR to revitalise local areas: How local authorities in Japan use local products and
inventive PR for regional economic development. Read now. Using pop culture to assert distinctiveness of place: A look at three regions in Japan and how they use pop
culture to create a distinctive place identity. Read
now.
Using sustainability as city branding: Looking at how the city of Kitakyushu aims to become
world capital of sustainability, and Sendai City uses green assets for local development. Read
now.
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to read other case studies from Japan.
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