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「さくら祭り―ジャパニーズストリートフェスティバル」でブース出展

　クレアニューヨーク事務所は、４月１５日と１６日にワシントンＤＣで開催された「さくら祭り－ジャパニーズストリートフェスティバル」で、昨年に続きブースを出展した。このイベントは、毎年３月から４月にかけてワシントンＤＣで開催される「Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　Ｃｈｅｒｒｙ　Ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍ　Ｆｅｓｔｉｖａｌ」の最終週に、連邦議会議事堂から延びるペンシルベニア・アベニューの３番～７番通りを封鎖して行われている。 　会場に設置された四つのステージでは、空手や剣道といった日本武道や、太鼓や踊りなどの各種パフォーマンスが披露され、ストリートではブースでの物販や、日本食品の試食・試飲などが行われた。クレアブースでは、日本の自治体のプロモーション資料を立ち寄った来場者に配布した。 　２０２２年は新型コロナウイルスの影響で外国人観光客が日本に入国できなかったため、来場者から「いつ入国制限が解除されるのか」と質問されることが多かったが、今回は日本への旅行の時期や訪問先が具体的に決まっている人が多く見られた。クレアブースを出展したＢｅｙｏｎｄ　Ｔｏｋｙｏエリアでは、日本政府観光局（ＪＮＴＯ）、沖縄県ワシントン事務所なども出展しており、それぞれ旅行先としての日本の魅力を熱心にＰＲしていた。 ［会場の様子］ ［クレアブースで記念撮影する来場者］

An Old Friendship Blossoms Anew: Weeping cherries celebrate the relationship between Tokyo and New York City

A poster celebrating the Miharu Takizakura Not All the Cherry Trees Are in Washington In 2013 the Tokyo Metropolitan Government gifted dozens of cherry trees to the people of New York City to commemorate the 100th anniversary of trees being presented by Tokyo to New York in 1913. These new trees were grown from seeds taken from one of the three great cherry trees of Japan, the Miharu Takizakura weeping cherry. The seeds passed through two years of USDA quarantine before arriving here as saplings in 2015, and over the intervening years have been cared for by the New York City Parks Department. Since 2016, they have gradually been planted… Read More »An Old Friendship Blossoms Anew: Weeping cherries celebrate the relationship between Tokyo and New York City

Post JET-career talk: Using your JET experience of bridging cultures in a global career

Post JET-career talk: Using your JET experience of bridging cultures in a global career February 23, 2022 at 7:00 – 8:30 JST / February 22, 2022 at 17:00 – 18:30 EST Panelists will share their personal stories of continuing with a Japan-related career after JET and time in Japan, their perspectives of Japan business developments abroad, and how the experience of studying Japanese, working and living in Japan has enabled them to contribute to relations between Japan and their home countries. As the first JET event to be in Japanese only, this panel aims to inspire current JET participants and JET alumni about how they can leverage their JET experience… Read More »Post JET-career talk: Using your JET experience of bridging cultures in a global career

Green Infrastructure in the Wake of Hurricane Ida: Part I

“Green Infrastructure” (or, alternately, “Blue Green Infrastructure”) is a term that was reportedly first used in a report to the Governor of Florida in 1994. It is now increasingly common in general conversation, especially in regard to coping with the accelerating effects of climate change and denotes a growing field that has been evolving to meet a widening range of challenges. At the present time it can be said to really encompass three interrelated areas that will be discussed below. This report will take New York City as an example, both to see what is currently being done here and to better understand this growth of Green Infrastructure, or GI.… Read More »Green Infrastructure in the Wake of Hurricane Ida: Part I

Mayor’s Fund Holiday Reception

We were invited by Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of the City of New York, and Chirlane McCray, the First Lady of the City of New York, to the “Mayor’s Fund Holiday Reception” at Gracie Mansion in New York on Dec.13. The reception was held for patrons, who donate to a program that brings mother and child to the Children’s Museum of Manhattan for arts-based programs. These programs are designed to support the development of a healthy family bond. The Ceramic Artist Friendship Association (CAFA) held its 17th anniversary of the Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition on May 30, 2018. CAFA was established in 1996 to promote the sister city… Read More »Mayor’s Fund Holiday Reception

2018 JET Furusato Vision Project

We would like to announce the upcoming “JET Furusato Vision Project”. Through this project you can return to your former place of employment on JET, visit places you had strong connections with and reconnect with the community. More importantly, you can develop and implement your own ‘Vision Plan’ that utilizes the skills and connections you acquired after JET to make new contributions to your former community in areas such as Tourism Promotion, Economic Exchange, Educational Exchange, Culture & Arts Exchange, Grassroots Exchange, Current JET Participant Career Support, or some other project to deepen your ties with your furusato and their ties with the world. JET alumni whose former contracting organizations… Read More »2018 JET Furusato Vision Project

Research Visit to Gary, Indiana

We visited the City of Gary in Indiana as part of a research report being prepared by one of the Japanese staff. The report is on the efforts made by cities in the United States that have lost a considerable amount of population to re-vitalise their communities. Incidentally, Gary is the birthplace of Michael Jackson. We were able to see the city has the potential to be great again. It has a variety of neighbourhoods, from the lake front beauty of Lake Michigan that is a natural treasure to the University of Indiana complex. U.S. Steel is still operating in the city though at a much small scale than some… Read More »Research Visit to Gary, Indiana

★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

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)”