On November 15, 2023, an important step towards reducing worldwide carbon emissions was made at the 12th Asia Smart City Conference as the joint declaration, “Yokohama Declaration: Asian Cities...
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Yokohama introduces its initiatives for decarbonization and GREEN x EXPO 2027 at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Spain
The Smart City Expo World Congress, the world's largest international conference and exhibition on smart cities, was held in Barcelona, Spain, November 7-9. Approximately 25,000 visitors, over 800...
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka visited France. Through top-level meetings with the sister city Lyon, Lyon-Metropole, the City of Paris, the OECD, and others, cooperation in a wide range of areas, especially in the decarbonization field, was confirmed
１ Discussions with the Mayor of the Sister City of Lyon and the President of the Lyon Metropole*1 Discussions were held on the decarbonization initiatives being promoted by the two municipalities,...
The Mayor of Yokohama, Takeharu Yamanaka visited Germany – Strengthened ties with affiliated cities and organizations through top-level sales efforts to attract European companies and top-level meetings
１ Top-level sales efforts to attract European companies We held a seminar to attract companies in Berlin, where one of the world's leading startup ecosystems has been formed. At the beginning of the...
Yokohama joins UNHCR “Cities #WithRefugees” campaign and supports World Refugee Day
June 20th was World Refugee Day, and many people around the world joined together in support, including the City of Yokohama. An international day designated by the United Nations, World Refugee Day...
Ukraine delegation visits Yokohama, Japan to discuss local infrastructure
A Ukraine delegation comprised of representatives from local government offices and agencies related to city infrastructure visited Yokohama during a trip to Japan hosted by the Japan International...
We exhibited at Japan Day in Düsseldorf, Germany
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the Yokohama Europe Office participated in the 20th Japan Day in Düsseldorf, Germany, as part of the city's tourism and city sales activities. Blessed with fine weather,...
Odesa Mayor visits Japan to strengthen ties with sister city Yokohama, signs MoU for reconstruction
On March 16th, 2023, Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov of Odesa, Ukraine visited Yokohama City in Japan to express appreciation for the support Yokohama has shown Odesa during the difficulties it has faced...
Connecting with Espoo, Finland, a leading innovation ecosystem city in the Nordic region
The City of Yokohama has been working to build a network and promote collaboration with overseas ecosystem organizations to drive innovation*. As part of these efforts, the director of the Europe...
Cold winter gear from Yokohama, Japan arrives in Odesa, Ukraine following attacks disabling city heating and electricity
The winter weather gear and warmers sent from Yokohama, Japan has arrived in its sister city of Odesa, Ukraine, just in time to help citizens that have been suffering from Russian attacks, loss of...
The World’s largest Medical Technology Trade Fair “COMPAMED” was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, and five Companies from Yokohama exhibited their Technologies
COMPAMED2022, the world's largest medical technology trade fair, was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from November 14 to 17. More than 81,000 visitors from Europe, Asia, the Americas, and other parts...
Yokohama introduces Smart City-related Measures & Initiatives for Decarbonization through Public-Private Partnerships at the Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona
The Smart City Expo World Congress, the world's largest international conference and exhibition on smart cities, was held in Barcelona, Spain, from November 15 to 17. The event was organized in...
Yokohama’s International Bureau’s Director and others visited Constanta to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the sister city affiliation. Together they met their common sister city Odesa
From November 11 to 13, the Director of the International Bureau of Yokohama City visited Constanța, Romania, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the sister city affiliation. They met with Mayor...
As winter approaches, Yokohama organizes emergency donation of winter clothing and warmers to Odesa, Ukraine
With temperatures dropping and a difficult winter impending, Odesa, Ukraine faces a dire need for cold-weather protective clothing and gear. On November 4th, Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov put out a...
Ukraine’s water supply disruptions alleviated with water purifiers from Yokohama
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the City of Yokohama, Japan has been in close contact with its sister city of Odesa, having held multiple online meetings between their respective mayors, and has...
Introducing Yokohama’s Local Production for Local Consumption Initiative for Sustainable Urban Agriculture at the Japan-France Local Government Conference
From October 3 to 6, the 7th Japan-France Municipal Exchange Conference was held in Aix-en-Provence in southern France, and the European Office’s chief representative participated on behalf of...
Event for European mobility start-ups to co-create innovation with Yokohama
The Asia Berlin Summit 2022 is an annual week-long event on start-ups and ecosystems in Berlin. As its official satellite event, the Drivery Go to Japan "Yokohama" Program was held on 15 September...
Yokohama’s initiatives to realize a decarbonized society were presented at the German-Japanese Environment and Energy Dialogue Forum
On September 6 and 7, the German-Japanese Energy and Environment Forum in Berlin, organized by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate...