Exploring the Potential of City Twinning for Sustainable Urban Development From October to December 2024, Yokohama City, Japan, implemented a new project aimed at developing urban planning...
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These new vending machines in Yokohama, Japan are aiming to reduce food waste, CO2 emissions from businesses, and raise awareness about these problems among citizens
Japan is famous globally for its many vending machines, but a new project from the City of Yokohama is aiming to tackle the issue of food waste through a new type of locker-style vending machine...
Yokohama’s environmental action efforts to be featured in NHK World-Japan / jibtv TV program “Trailblazers”
Climate change and other environmental issues are urgent global challenges. The City of Yokohama, Japan is now trying to lead the world with its unique approach to climate change and other...
Mayor Yamanaka of Yokohama Delivered Speech at High-Level Policy Dialogue in Bangkok, Co-Hosted by the UN
On October 15th, the High-Level Policy Dialogue, titled "Leadership for the Future: Enhancing Urban Governance Practices for Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Cities in Asia-Pacific" was held in...
Introducing Tech Hub Yokohama, Yokohama City’s new innovation center for startups from around the world
On November 11, Yokohama, Japan officially opened a new innovation center for startups and entrepreneurs, titled Tech Hub Yokohama, centrally located in the downtown waterfront Minato Mirai 21...
Yokohama City Mayor delivers speech at Subnational Climate Action Leaders’ Exchange (SCALE)’s Climate Week session
Climate Week NYC is being held from September 22-29 in New York City alongside the UN General Assembly, bringing professionals, scientists, government representatives, and many high-level players...
Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka and Bangkok Governor Chadchart to Co-create the Path to Net Zero: City-to-City Cooperation Spreads to Business Partnerships
On June 21, 2024, the City of Yokohama and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration held a workshop titled “Net Zero Emissions Business Opportunity under Bangkok-Yokohama City-to-City Collaboration...
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka promotes decarbonization initiatives and international collaboration at Vatican Climate Summit
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka visited Vatican City and Italy, where he participated in the Vatican climate summit hosted by Pope Francis and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, speaking in front...
43 Cities and Organizations Join Forces in Landmark Declaration, “Asian Cities Together Towards Zero Carbon”, led by Yokohama and Bangkok
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...
Yokohama promoting city-to-city collaboration with Bangkok toward decarbonization
On October 18, 2023, the third City-to-City Cooperation Workshop towards Decarbonization between the City of Yokohama and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) was held in Bangkok, Thailand....
Yokohama City shares vision for global collaboration in climate action at GCoM Board meeting
As part of Climate Week NYC, the largest annual climate gathering held from September 17-24 this year, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) gathered for a Board Meeting of...
Promoting city-to-city cooperation with Bangkok, Thailand
The City of Yokohama is engaged in the "International Technical Cooperation through Yokohama Partnership of Resources and Technology (Y-PORT) Project," which aims to support the resolution of urban...
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...
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, visits Port of Yokohama to discuss port decarbonizing with Mayor of Yokohama, Japan
On September 1, 2022, Takeharu Yamanaka, Mayor of Yokohama welcomed Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, and his delegation on their visit to the Port of Yokohama. During their meeting, Mayors...
US Startup Terracycle begins recycling experiment of Japanese jelly-drink pouches in Yokohama City
Starting August 22nd, 2022, the Japanese subsidiary of the US startup company Terracycle, based in Yokohama, initiated a new recycling program within the city. New receptacles, located at two...
Yokohama Mayor speaks on environmental policies at SDGs Dialogue hosted by ADB
During the “Supporting Progress in Asia and the Pacific” SDGs Localization Dialogue hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) earlier this month, Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka and Toru...
Yokohama City receives CDP’s highest honor as “A-List City” for environmental impact efforts
The CDP, a non-profit organization that helps other entities and regions understand and manage their environmental impacts, also ranks and scores global companies and cities through its “CDP Scores”...
‘Zero Carbon’ achieved at New Yokohama City Hall Building
In one of its largest city-wide projects ever, Yokohama City has taken the initiative to replace all power consumed within city-owned facilities with renewable energy by 2050 as part of its new...