by openyokohama | Mar 11, 2021 | News
The area around Yokohama Station was selected again as #1 most desirable location to live in Japan in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki), a position it has held for four consecutive years. This poll was provided by real...
by openyokohama | Nov 2, 2020 | News
Gundam, the iconic, giant humanoid robots that exploded in popularity in the world of anime have now stepped from the screen into reality. It might seem like a dream for many anime fans, but it’s true: construction has finished on a 59ft (18m) tall, actual-size,...
by openyokohama | Aug 25, 2020 | News
In a report titled “Tier 2 Cities of the Future 2020/21” published by fDi Intelligence, the City of Yokohama ranked in the top 10 secondary cities in the world in the FDI strategy category, claiming fifth place. The City of Yokohama is the only city in Asia to rank in...
by openyokohama | Jul 23, 2020 | News
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 goal: “Zero Carbon Yokohama.” As the first step towards this goal,...
by openyokohama | Jun 22, 2020 | News
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 virtually by Brookings Institution from June 16th to 18th. The main topic...
