{"id":7132,"date":"2018-03-02T14:15:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T14:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/?p=7132"},"modified":"2018-03-05T14:22:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T14:22:01","slug":"event-challenges-of-regional-revitalisation-in-japan-15-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.uk\/en\/international-exchange\/event-challenges-of-regional-revitalisation-in-japan-15-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"[Event]: Challenges of Regional Revitalisation in Japan, 15 March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday 15 March 2018<\/strong>,
\n6pm
\nAdmission free,\u00a0booking essential<\/a><\/p>\n

Daiwa Foundation Japan House<\/strong>
\n13\/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle
\nLondon NW1 4QP\u00a0MAP<\/a>
\nNearest station: Baker Street<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s population is shrinking at an alarming rate, and is expected to decrease from 127 million to 90 million people by 2060. The ageing population is expected to rise by 40%, which, combined with a declining birth rate, will drastically distort Japan\u2019s demographic. Societal ageing will harm Japan\u2019s economic growth by putting strain on the social welfare system; support of these systems through taxation will be threatened by declining numbers of young people. Another factor causing Japan\u2019s population to decrease is the population shift to Tokyo, where the birth rate is lower than in rural areas.<\/p>\n

In order to tackle this challenge, in 2014 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe created the Headquarter for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalising Local Economy, which aims to promote regional revitalisation by implementing new policy and law. However, despite his efforts, the population inflow to Tokyo is still continuing. In this talk, Ueki Imaoka from Ministry of Finance will give a brief summary of Japanese Regional Revitalisation at the national level, while Takashi Hiranaka from the Embassy of Japan in the UK and Ichiro Oshiro, Mayor of Yawatahama will present several activities at the local level.<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ichiro Oshiro<\/strong> holds a BA from Okayama Shoka University, and was elected Mayor of Yawatahama City (Ehime Prefecture) in 2009, re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Since his appointment he has made many changes to the city, promoting the agriculture and fishery industry, building one of the most successful tourism stations (\u201cMichi-No-Eki Minatto\u201d), opening a new hot spring facility, and renovating the public hospital. He also took a leading role in \u201cJapan Association of Young City Mayors.\u201d In May 2019, he invites UK\u2019s World\u2019s Marmalade Festival to Japan.<\/p>\n

Ueki Imoaka<\/strong> is Head of Planning and Finance Department at Yawatahama City Government. He started his career at the Ministry of Finance in Japan, engaging in several key policies including taxation, JGB, and international coordination (G20\/IMF). Following this, he studied in the US, gaining a Master\u2019s degree, after which he joined Yawatahama local government as the \u201cCity Manager\u201d to revitalise the local area for two years. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Takashi Hiranaka<\/strong> is Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in the UK. He started his career as a government official in 1995, entering the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). He was assigned to his current post in 2015 as an agricultural attach\u00e9 to carry out international agriculture and food policy analyses. From 2006 to 2009, he held the post of Consul for the Consulate General in Los Angeles. Before coming to the UK, he led a team to establish the rural revitalisation policy as Director for the Rural Policy Promotion Office, MAFF in 2014.<\/p>\n

The event is organised in cooperation with Yawatahama City.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(for more details please visit the Daiwa Foundation website linked to above<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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