Japan Local Government Center

26 Mar 2020

New York City and State Responses to Covid-19 As of March 26, 2020

Overview New York City The City will provide relief for small businesses across the City seeing a reduction in revenue because of COVID-19. Businesses with fewer than 100 employees who have seen... Read More

23 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Update as of March 23, 2020

As the Covid-19 response has ramped up, JLGC New York has moved to follow Governor Cuomo’s executive order and reduced our in-office staffing to zero. We will continue to work remotely until such a ti... Read More

17 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Update as of March 17, 2020

In response to the current situation, heeding recommendations by government officials to limit exposure through switching to telework as much as possible and cancelling or postponing any events, meeti... Read More

12 Mar 2020

★Information★ The latest JLGC Newsletter is out.

The latest JLGC Newsletter (Issue No.99) is out. Please take a look. Back issues are available here. ... Read More

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

27 Aug 2019

★Information★ The latest JLGC Newsletter is out.

The latest JLGC Newsletter (Issue No.97) is out. Please take a look. Back issues are available here. ... Read More

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

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

30 Oct 2018

Improving Business Improvement Districts in Japan

Japan has been looking at the concept of business improvement districts (BIDs) for at least the last 20 years, and JLGC New York has been extensively involved in supporting that effort to provide bett... Read More

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