The “Nikkei SDGs Festival in NYC” was held from July 11-12, 2022 as a side event of the UN’s High Level Political Forum (HLPF). Hosted by Nikkei Newspaper and Nikkei Business Publications, the...
SDG Leadership Cities
New report shows results of three years of sustainable development from local cities
Yokohama City in Japan is one of the cities participating and represented in the “SDG Leadership Cities Network” hosted by the Brookings Institution. The Network is comprised of representatives from...
SDGs Leadership Cities Network Sixth Convening: World’s forefront SDGs-promoting cities gather in Washington, D.C.
The 6th convening of the SDGs Leadership Cities Network was held in a hybrid format in Washington, D.C. on March 2022. The Network is hosted by the Brookings Institution, a US think tank. Since the...
SDGs playbook for cities published by Brookings Institution highlights Yokohama’s international cooperation
A compilation of how-to briefs on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was locally compiled by the Brookings Institution. This on-going compilation features member cities (including...
SDG Leadership Cities Third Convening: Toward recovery from COVID-19 through the perspective of SDGs
The Office of the City of Yokohama Rep. to the Americas participated as the representative of Yokohama city in the third convening of the SDG Leadership Cities Network hosted for the first time...
Yokohama joins reconvening of SDGs Leadership Cities in Mexico City to discuss sustainability and share knowledge
In November 2019, the second convening of the SDGs Leadership Cities meeting hosted by the Brookings Institute was held in Mexico City, Mexico. Toshikazu Yazawa, Director of Office of the City of...
Yokohama City participates in SDGs Leadership Cities Gathering hosted by Brookings Institution
The first SDGs Leadership Cities Gathering was a convening of senior government officials from 14 vanguard cities in the field of ocalizing the SDGs, and it was held from April 3-6 at the...