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11 Dec 2019

The BIG U(n-simple Problem of Water): An interim report on the evolution of the BIG U resilience proposal

Superstorm Sandy hit the New York region on October 29, 2012. Although it had been downgraded from a hurricane, in the Five Boroughs alone it damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings, par... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image
17 Dec 2018

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... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News-image
14 Dec 2018

Modular Housing Construction: Everyday to Emergency

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) has issued a report on its Post-Disaster Housing Prototype Program, carried out with the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) with suppo... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image
06 Mar 2018

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... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image
18 Jan 2018

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 consi... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image
17 Nov 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... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image
26 Oct 2017

★Information★Please take a few minutes to fill out a survey about your city and Kobe City!

KOBE City is carrying out a questionnaire survey about your city. Your feedbacks will be utilized for our urban planning. Please refer to the following link. https://goo.gl/Uj1FgK ... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in Home, News English, News-image
18 Oct 2017

★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 ... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image
18 Oct 2017

★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 cre... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image
06 Oct 2017

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... Read More
Kazuyuki Matsumoto Posted in News English, News-image

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