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May 2016

Parks Without Borders Summit

Several of our staff members were able to attend the first ever Parks Without Borders summit, held at the New School on May 24th, hosted by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Attendees included people from numerous civic and parks advocacy groups along with design firms and other private and nonprofit sector entities involved in a broad range of issues. The City’s new Parks Without Borders program has received $50 million in City funding and seeks to more effectively and comprehensively integrate greenspace into the lives of New Yorkers. The all-day summit included keynote speeches on the evolution of public space in New York and the role… Read More »Parks Without Borders Summit

The Japan Society – Hiroshi Nakaso, Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan, on Monetary Policy and Structural Reforms

Recently, staff of the Japan Local Government Center (CLAIR, New York) was fortunate to attend an event at the Japan Society that featured Hiroshi Nakaso, the deputy governor of the Bank of Japan. He gave an insightful talk about what the Bank is doing now and how Abenomics is progressing, together with an idea of what is needed to spur the Japanese economy in the near future. Mr. Nakaso has been with the Bank for almost 40 years and has seen much and has been responsible for crisis management in the financial markets. So, his talk was timely and instructive in these uncertain economic times. He began by discussing what… Read More »The Japan Society – Hiroshi Nakaso, Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan, on Monetary Policy and Structural Reforms

The Structure and Characteristics of the Japanese Manga Market, a talk by Professor Yukari Fujimoto at Columbia University’s Center on Japanese Economy and Business

It was a rare opportunity to hear from Professor Yukari Fujimoto, a professor at the School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University in Tokyo. She is an expert on cultural matters in Japan, in particular on the voluminous amount of Manga and Anime that is so characteristic of Japanese literary scene. As a professor, she has expanded her reach into trans-national comparisons and the talk she gave at Columbia University’s Center on Japanese Economy and Business was a delight to listen to. First, Professor Fujimoto described the size of the Manga/Anime market. That they are popular all over the world goes without saying. That, of course, is true about all… Read More »The Structure and Characteristics of the Japanese Manga Market, a talk by Professor Yukari Fujimoto at Columbia University’s Center on Japanese Economy and Business