The 6th Exchange Meeting of the EU and Japanese Cities took place on 24 November 2020 between 8:30-10:30 CEST and 16:30-18:30 JST. Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting took place virtually, via Zoom.
The meeting was moderated by Prof. Hidefumi Imura, and started with welcoming remar ...
The Exchange Meeting of the IUC-Japan Cities planned to take place at the end of May was postponed due to the impacts of COVID-19. The Meeting was supposed to be the 6th one following the five meetings held in Brussels and Tokyo alternatively, twice a year pace since autumn 2017. The new date of the meeting is not decided, but ...
On 9 December 2019, representing signatory cities of the Covenant of Mayors JAPAN, City of Kyoto attended "Global Covenant of Mayors Day, a side event held in Madrid, Spain, on the COP 25 to the UNFCCC. With participation of mayors of local governments, NGOs, and research institutions, discussion was made o ...
In November 2019 a delegation from the City of Nagano and the neighboring Town of Obuse visited the City of Turku on the Finnish Baltic Sea coast. These three municipalities have been selected to form a city -to- city partnership within the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) progra ...
Brussels, Belgium. In the context of the IUC – Japan, the 5th Exchange Meeting of the EU and Japanese cities took place on 20 November, one day before the 3rd IUC city-to-city event in Brussels, Belgium. The 5th Exchange Meeting of the EU and Japanese cities was opened with a w ...
Tokyo, Japan. On the 8th of August, the Steering Committee of the "Covenant of Mayors Japan" had its formal debut. The Steering Committee is composed of ten members, including several mayors and representatives of relevant Japanese organisations: besides the mayors of the cities of Niseko, Tokorozawa, Kaga, Toyohashi, Kyoto ...
In the context of the IUC – Japan, the 4th Exchange Meeting of the EU and Japanese cities took place on 17 May in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting was opened by Her Excellency Ms. Patricia Flor, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Japan and Mr. Yoshihiro Seguchi, ...
The 4th Exchange Meeting of the EU - Japan Cities will take place in Tokyo / Japan on 17 May 2019. This meeting is the highlight of the IUC Japan programme and the ideal place for cities to both exchange and get inspired.
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On October 21, 2018, three city planners from Kamakura City arrived at Umeå airport in the north of Sweden. Kamakura and Umeå have been selected to form a city -to- city partnership within the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) programme promoted by the EU.
Ms. Kaori Aoki, Mr. Koji Iizumi and Ms. Naomi Kato came to Umeå ...
A delegation from the city of Yokohama visited the city of Frankfurt am Main in Germany to make a study tour under the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) project over the period August 20 – 22, 2018. There, the members engaged in an exchange of views on climate change initiatives and smart cities, and toured related facilities. More specific ...
The 3rd Exchange Meeting of the EU and Japanese cities took place on 11 October in Brussels.
It was the third opportunity for the first five pairings established in 2017 to meet and discuss the progress made since the start up until to date. In this context, the results of the Study Tours of the five EU cities ...
On 1 August 2018 the Covenant of Mayors Japan (hereinafter CoMJ) started to register the commitment letters by mayors. The Draft Implementation Guidelines of CoMJ had been prepared and the website renewed. A brochure to explain the commitment procedures and the follow-up actions was distributed to 47 prefectures and about 1700 municipal ...
On 11 and 12 October 2018 the 3rd Exchange Meeting of the EU - Japan Cities will take place in Brussels, Belgium. The Cities can expect interesting and innovative contributions from our project. Meeting Agenda Day 1Day 2 ...
The first official gathering in Japan for the participating cities will be held on April 23rd 2018. During this week, there will be a series of information exchange between the urban experts, as well as a number of site visits to facilities and communities using innovative technology and practices. More updates will foll ...
In this IUC-Japan Newsletter edition you find information about the following topics:
What is the IUC-Japan Programme?First Round of City to City Cooperation Introducing the IUC Programme to Japan Cities selected by the IUC-Japan Program Launch of the IUC program ...
Over 120 cities from Europe, China, Asia, India, Japan, North America and South America gathered in Brussels. Participants to the IUC-Japan programme were, of course, members to this memorable event held at the Charlemagne. The cities of Yokohama and Frankfurt were each invited to present their practices and ...
Over 120 cities from Europe, China, Asia, India, Japan, North America and South America gathered in Brussels. Participants to the IUC-Japan programme were, of course, members to this memorable event held at the Charlemagne. The cities of Yokohama and Frankfurt were each invited to present their practices and ...
In order of geographical location in Japan (N->S) the pairings are
Hirosaki / Donostia=San Sebastian (Spain)Koriyama / Essen (Germany)Yokohama / Frankfurt am Main (Germany)Ichinomiya / Ioannina (Greece)Ikoma / Ancona (Italy) ...
Over 100 participants including representatives of Japanese cities, the business sector, and the media gathered at the EU House, office to the European Delegation to Japan, and listened to Dr Ronald HALL, Chief Advisor Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy European Commission, talk of the programme’s am ...