Research by JLGC Research Manager Andrew Stevens is cited in a new report by the New Local Government Network published today. New Model Ma....
25 Jan 7:47 pm  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Officers of the Japan Local Government Centre visited the London Borough of Camden on 22 January. Staff from the council presented on its p....
25 Jan 7:28 pm  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Future of Cities conference will be held at Chatham House, London 8-9 February. Among the speakers is Teruyuki Ohno, Director General f....
22 Jan 8:56 pm  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Regeneration and Renewal blog has a post on what the UK can learn from Japanese innovation. ....
22 Jan 8:55 pm  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, Shōmei Yokouchi, as well as five officials of Yamanashi Prefectural Government and two from Japan Loc....
15 Jan 9:01 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Guardian’s Public website has an article how the new government of Japan is considering introducing UK-style performance management to....
15 Jan 2:13 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Japan has two mayors nominated on this year’s World Mayor prize longlist, Tadatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima and Daisaku Kadokawa of Kyoto. ....
14 Jan 12:37 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

This year’s Tokyo City Promotion event in London, organised by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, will be held 30 and 31 January at the Queen....
12 Jan 2:56 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Assistant Director Seiki Kimura visited Middlesbrough Council in North East England to research human resources management on 7 and 8 Januar....
12 Jan 2:55 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The December 2009/January 2010 issue of Monocle features an extensive profile of the mayor of Nagasaki, Tomihisa Taue. ....
12 Jan 2:54 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

On December 14 the Japanese Cabinet agreed a plan for regional devolutionary reform. The meeting also agreed, following discussions with lo....
19 Dec 1:40 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Climate Summit for Mayors was held in Copenhagen this week, alongside the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP15. In attendance....
17 Dec 7:40 pm  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

While councils here continue to respond actively and innovatively to recession, so do local authorities around the world. This LGA study ref....
10 Dec 3:59 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Global Power Index might sound like something the Bilderberg Group or Club of Rome dreamt up during a mountain retreat but it’s actual....
24 Nov 2:42 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

From Nikkei: Japanese sake made its way into the British parliament on Wednesday as the House of Lords gave a twist to the opening of a n....
19 Nov 8:18 pm  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent] 

All 8 November 2009 Hiroshima Prefecture Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki (Independent) 395,638 Elected Anri Kawai (Independent) 195,623 Shoji Mura....
10 Nov 1:49 am  from  JLGC   [Profile]  [Recent]