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2017

★Information★The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Accelerator Program – Blockchain Business Camp Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will hold for the first time, the Blockchain Business Camp Tokyo accelerator program for foreign companies that possess blockchain technology that is considered one of the fields of the growth strategy of Japan, in such areas as transactions, securities, supply chains, the sharing economy and IoT. Please refer to the following link. http://www.seisakukikaku.metro.tokyo.jp/bdc_tokyo/japanese/bizcamptky/blockchain/

★Information★Guidance to the Asset Management Industry in Japan

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government compiled the English guidebook titled ‘Guidance to the Asset Management Industry in Japan’ (‘the guidebook’) with the cooperation of the Financial Services Agency in order to provide useful information for foreign asset managers to enter the Japan’s Market smoothly. This guidebook gives easy-to -understand explanations of Japanese financial laws and regulations, how to apply for registration as a financial instruments business operator. For details, click below Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s website Guidance to the Asset Management Industry in Japan Guidance to the Asset Management Industry in Japan（Summary Version ）

★Information★New Tech Business Camp Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been actively working to attract foreign companies to raise international competitiveness and bring about further growth for the city by promoting the creation of a more business-friendly environment for overseas businesses and startups. The TMG will hold for the first time, the New Tech Business Camp Tokyo accelerator program for foreign companies that possess advanced technologies related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence. For details, please refer to the following URL. http://www.seisakukikaku.metro.tokyo.jp/bdc_tokyo/english/bizcamptky/newtech/

Urban Agriculture in New York City – Part II: Shoots

Background As discussed in Part I, “Roots”, amid the upheavals facing New York City from the 1960s onward, many New Yorkers took matters literally into their own hands, transforming vacant lots into community gardens where neighborhood residents could grow trees, flowers, fruits, and vegetables, and find an oasis away from their often bleak surroundings. Some of these gardens simply tended by and for residents began to also sell produce directly or, later, through the City’s Greenmarket network. In recent years, more ambitious operations have grown out of these examples, aiming to establish commercial urban farming while maintaining a sustainable business model that would produce both profit and benefits for residents.… Read More »Urban Agriculture in New York City – Part II: Shoots

We are now accepting submissions for the JET Program Video Contest 2017!

Held as part of the JET Program 30th anniversary commemorations from October 2015 to August 2016, the ‘JET Program Video Contest’ was first held to showcase the hidden charms of Japan’s local communities as seen through the eyes of current and former JET participants. Once again, CLAIR will be holding the JET Program Video Contest in order to have current and former JET participants share the charm of their ‘home-away-from-home’ with a global audience, thus helping to revitalize communities that utilize the JET Program. Please follow the procedures below when submitting your video. We will upload submitted videos to our YouTube channel in the order that we receive them. Contest… Read More »We are now accepting submissions for the JET Program Video Contest 2017!

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Accelerator Program – FinTech Business Camp Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced its new initiative for foreign FinTech companies with an interest in expanding to Tokyo called the “Accelerator Program – FinTech Business Camp Tokyo.” TMG is preparing a new plan which can be termed as the “Financial System Reform in Tokyo – Tokyo’s Big Bang” in order to regain the status of Asia’s No.1 international financial city, and this new plan will be announced this autumn. Prior to the announcement of the new plan, TMG made public its summary titled “Interim Report on Policy for ‘Global Financial City Tokyo’” (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Report’) on June 9. In this Report, TMG announced the launch… Read More »The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Accelerator Program – FinTech Business Camp Tokyo

Taste Nara “Nara Jikan (It’s Nara Time)”

Nara is famous for Japan’s first permanent capital and one of the country’s most historical destinations with eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Nara is located in the Kansai region and less than one hour from Kyoto and Osaka. The City of Nara released a new travel and food website which guides you to unique destinations and lifestyle experiences in Nara. It invites you to taste the delicious strawberries, fine teas, and sophisticated sake brands that are special to Nara City. The website, “Nara Jikan (It’s Nara Time)” (http://narajikan.jp/en/) viewable website in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean and French. It reveals the stories behind the making of Nara’s premium quality produce, sharing… Read More »Taste Nara “Nara Jikan (It’s Nara Time)”

Urban Agriculture in New York City – Part 1: Roots

Background The popular image of New York City, aside from Central Park, is usually of towering office buildings in Manhattan or densely packed brownstones in Brooklyn. In reality, though, there are considerable amounts of open land in the five boroughs, not all of which is parkland. Increasingly, some of this land harkens back to a time when the city had many working farms and grew much of its own food. Now, however, growing food is about much more than simply growing food. New York City was formed through the consolidation of numerous scattered cities, towns, and villages in 1898. For most of its history, large parts of the area that… Read More »Urban Agriculture in New York City – Part 1: Roots