{"id":45,"date":"2014-04-23T04:53:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T03:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jlgctest2.com\/en\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:38:31","slug":"case-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/publications\/case-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"content_title\">Publications<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"normal\">Case Studies<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"komi_basic\">Case studies on local government compiled by JLGC<\/h3>\n<p>The following case studies are drawn from a range of sources originally published in Japanese and have been compiled and translated into English by the Japan Local Government Centre. They offer readers insight into the diverse processes and practices of local government in Japan and beyond.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"case_studies\">\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Presentation-of-Motomiya-City.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Japan: Case Studies in Place Promotion &#8211; Motomiya City: Nationwide Mayumi-chan Exchange Project <\/a><span class=\"date\" style=\"color: #141412;\">September 2024<br \/>\n<\/span>Provided by Motomiya City Government, this shows how a nationwide PR campaign promoted the city as a place to relocate using municipal characters or <em>yuru-chara<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/FINALLocal-Japan_mangaanime_statuesEDITED1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Japan: Case Studies in Place Promotion &#8211; Manga and Anime statues as local landmarks\u00a0<\/a><span class=\"date\" style=\"color: #141412;\">January 2015<br \/>\n<\/span>Looking at how Japanese local authorities use their unique ties to manga and anime characters for place identity and promotion as part of this global cultural phenomenon.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/casestudies\/toyausu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Japan: Case Studies in Place Promotion &#8211; Sustainable Tourism Brands in Hokkaido: Toya-Usu Geopark<\/a> <span class=\"date\">2012<\/span><br \/>\nDr Thomas Jones, Assistant Professor at Meiji University, looks at the case of Toya-Usu Geopark in Toyako municipality on Hokkaido as an example of how place branding of nature assets can be used to promote sustainable tourism in Japan.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/casestudies\/Kitakyushusendaicasestudy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Japan: Case Studies in Place Promotion &#8211; Using sustainability as city branding<\/a> <span class=\"date\">2012<\/span><br \/>\nLooking at how Kitakyushu is making the transition &#8216;from grey city to green city&#8217; and aiming to become &#8216;world capital of sustainable development&#8217;, and how Sendai uses its local green assets as a basis for economic development.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/casestudies\/march2011-regionalPR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Japan: Case Studies in Place Promotion &#8211; Using regional products and PR to revitalise local areas<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 2011<\/span><br \/>\nThree case studies from Japan examining how local authorities are using their local produce and inventive PR campaigns to revitalise their local economies and attract visitors and business.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/casestudies\/march2011-popcultureplacebranding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Japan: Case Studies in Place Promotion &#8211; Using pop culture to assert distinctiveness of place<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 2011<\/span><br \/>\nA look at three different regions in Japan and how they are using pop culture to revitalise their local areas and create a distinctive identity.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/casestudies\/Toshima.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toshima Ward Cleaning Depot &#8211; &#8220;Waste-to-Energy&#8221; from Tokyo&#8217;s rubbish<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 2010<\/span><br \/>\nToshima Cleaning Depot in the district of Kami-Ikebukuro is a waste dipsosal plant that highlights Japan&#8217;s very different priorities when it comes to dealing with household and commercial waste.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/casestudies\/itabashi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creating new industry through glass recycling<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 2009<\/span><br \/>\nItabashi ward in Tokyo is currently engaged in a glass recycling programme which aims to open up new environmental markets using products made from discarded glass.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/2009lgaconf\/care_for_aged.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology in care for the aged in Japan &#8211; two case studies<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 2009<\/span><br \/>\n1) Okuizumo town\u2019s video phone and call centre system<br \/>\n2) Paro &#8211; the therapeutic robot harp seal<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/2009lgaconf\/environment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese local government and the environment &#8211; two case studies<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 2009<\/span><br \/>\n1) Kamikatsu town\u2019s zero waste policy<br \/>\n2) New energy and self-sufficiency in Kuzumaki town<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/2009lgaconf\/industry_employment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese local authorities supporting industry and employment &#8211; three case studies<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 2009<\/span><br \/>\n1) Fukuoka New Deal<br \/>\n2) Increasing employment by utilising and protecting marine resources in Nagasaki prefecture<br \/>\n3) Using tuna to revitalise \u014cma town<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/Kumagaya.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The &#8220;new&#8221; Kumagaya city<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 2009<\/span><br \/>\nMayor Tomioka of the \u201cnew\u201d Kumagaya city talks about Kumagaya\u2019s two stage merger with Osato, Konan, and Menuma towns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"komi_basic\">Other case studies on Japanese local government<\/h3>\n<p>The following are case studies on Japanese local government compiled by outside organisations. Permission has been granted to make the reports available here.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"case_studies\">\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019_Feb_article.pdf\">Planning Transparency and Public Involvement in Pre-application Discussions<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 2019<\/span><br \/>\nGavin Parker and Tomokazu Arita look at how revision to pre-application discussions could provide a way of securing meaningful community input to consideration of development proposals, as experience from Tokyo and New York illustrates.\u00a0 This article was originally published in the February 2019 edition of Town and Country Planning and is republished with kind permission of the author and the Town and Country Planning Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcpa.org.uk\/\">www.tcpa.org.uk<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/GP_LW.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East-side Story \u2013 Japanese Machizukuri, Neighbourhood planning, and Localism in England<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 2014<\/span><br \/>\nProf. Gavin Parker and Lorayne Woodend look at the effect of neighbourhood planning on community development in Japan to identify lessons for England. This article was originally published in the April 2014 edition of Town and Country Planning and is republished with kind permission of the author and the Town and Country Planning Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcpa.org.uk\">www.tcpa.org.uk<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/Hureai%20Kippu%20-%20Lessons%20from%20Japan%20for%20the%20Big%20SocietyCESedit17March2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INLOGOV Briefing March 2011 &#8211; Hureai Kippu: Lessons from Japan for the &#8216;Big Society&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 2011<\/span><br \/>\nMarch 2011 INLOGOV briefing by Dr Sachiko Nakagawa, Dr. Rosario Laratta and Prof. Tony Bovaird examining the &#8216;successful&#8217; Japanese initiative of hureai kippu (Caring Relationship Ticket Scheme) and its adoption by &#8216;Big Society&#8217; 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.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/michi-no-eki%20-%20gavin%20parker%20-%20july%202010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Michi-no-eki &#8211; an opportunity for the rural economy?&#8217; &#8211; Gavin Parker<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July\/August 2010<\/span><br \/>\nGavin Parker explains how the Japanese &#8216;road stations&#8217; idea, offering locally produced food and providing a range of roadside services, could be useful in UK attempts to boost rural economies and communities. This article was originally published in the July\/August 2010 edition of Town and Country Planning and is republished with kind permission of the author and the Town and Country Planning Association (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/www.tcpa.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.tcpa.org.uk<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/pdfs\/casestudies\/WG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Of cities and suburbs&#8217; &#8211; Will Galloway<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July\/August 2009<\/span><br \/>\nWill Galloway reports on the findings of a study on sustainability on the urban fringe in Japan that points to a need for an objective re-evaluation of suburbs and what they have to offer. This article was originally published in the July\/August 2009 edition of Town and Country Planning and is republished with kind permission of the author and the Town and Country Planning Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcpa.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.tcpa.org.uk<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoTitle\" style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"right\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 90%; color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;\">Online International Activity of UK Local Authorities 2017<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications Case Studies Case studies on local government compiled by JLGC The following case studies are drawn from a range of sources originally published in Japanese and have been compiled and translated into English by the Japan Local Government Centre. 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