Elected mayors research
Research by JLGC Research Manager Andrew Stevens is cited in a new report by the New Local Government Network published today. New Model Ma....
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Visit to Camden Council
Officers of the Japan Local Government Centre visited the London Borough of Camden on 22 January. Staff from the council presented on its p....
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The Future of Cities
The Future of Cities conference will be held at Chatham House, London 8-9 February. Among the speakers is Teruyuki Ohno, Director General f....
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Japanese lessons
The Regeneration and Renewal blog has a post on what the UK can learn from Japanese innovation. ....
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Visit to Local Government Association
The Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, Shōmei Yokouchi, as well as five officials of Yamanashi Prefectural Government and two from Japan Loc....
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Japan opts for UK model of public sector reform
The Guardian’s Public website has an article how the new government of Japan is considering introducing UK-style performance management to....
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World Mayor
Japan has two mayors nominated on this year’s World Mayor prize longlist, Tadatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima and Daisaku Kadokawa of Kyoto. ....
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Tokyo City Promotion
This year’s Tokyo City Promotion event in London, organised by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, will be held 30 and 31 January at the Queen....
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Visit to Middlesbrough
Assistant Director Seiki Kimura visited Middlesbrough Council in North East England to research human resources management on 7 and 8 Januar....
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Japanese local government in the news
The December 2009/January 2010 issue of Monocle features an extensive profile of the mayor of Nagasaki, Tomihisa Taue. ....
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Devolving Japan
On December 14 the Japanese Cabinet agreed a plan for regional devolutionary reform. The meeting also agreed, following discussions with lo....
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Cities act
The Climate Summit for Mayors was held in Copenhagen this week, alongside the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP15. In attendance....
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Global slowdown, local solutions
While councils here continue to respond actively and innovatively to recession, so do local authorities around the world. This LGA study ref....
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Asia’s urban future
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....
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Parliamentary plonk
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....
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Local election results
All 8 November 2009 Hiroshima Prefecture Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki (Independent) 395,638 Elected Anri Kawai (Independent) 195,623 Shoji Mura....
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