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Event for European mobility start-ups to co-create innovation with Yokohama
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...
Promoting the ‘2027 Yokohama International Horticultural Exposition’ to the world at the Dutch International Horticultural Expo
Japan Day was held on 7 September at the Almere International Horticultural Exposition "Floriade 2022" in the suburbs of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The City of Yokohama participated in the event,...
Germany’s Largest Tech Startup Event “Digital Demoday 2022”
On August 18, "Digital Demoday 2022," Germany's largest tech startup event, was held in Düsseldorf. The main themes of this year's startup event were Hightech, Sustainability, and Metaverse (virtual...
Presenting Yokohama’s SDG progress at the 11th World Urban Forum’s satellite event（WUF11)
From June 26-30, 2022, the Chief Representative of the Yokohama Europe Office spoke at the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF11) organized by UN-Habitat in Katowice, Poland, at a session on SDGs promotion,...
IMEX Frankfurt, a trade fair specializing in MICE, was held again for the first time in three years
IMEX Frankfurt 2022, Europe's largest MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) trade fair, was held from May 31 to June 2. Approximately 9,300 buyers, including convention organizers...
Shadow theater group from Yokohama performed at the Japanese Film Festival in Frankfurt – Ukrainian refugees received special invitation
The Nippon Connection (NC), the largest Japanese film festival outside Japan, is held annually in Frankfurt and this year marks its 22nd year. After 3 years finally live again, from Tuesday, May 24,...
We organized the online seminar ”YOKOHAMA, THE FUTURE MOBILITY HUB”！
On 24 March 2022, the City of Yokohama organized an online business seminar for German companies entitled 'YOKOHAMA, THE FUTURE MOBILITY HUB'. Led by the City of Yokohama Europe Representative...
Asia Berlin Summit 2021 – Co-Creating Smart Cities
The annual week-long "Asia Berlin Summit" (organized by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy, and Enterprises) brings together urbanization, start-up, and ecosystem experts from key...
German Start-up support company CROSSBIE UG opens subsidy in Yokohama!
We are pleased to announce, that the Berlin-based entrepreneurial company CROSSBIE UG has expanded to Japan and established a Japanese subsidiary called CROSSBIE JAPAN K.K., in Yokohama. CROSSBIE...
Attendance at the conference „University and the City“, organized by the City of Frankfurt
On 1 July, the Chief Representative of our office attended the conference "Universities and the City" organized by the City of Frankfurt and the Goethe University, where he participated in a...
Yokohama-Frankfurt friendship-train service starts in Frankfurt, Germany!
The City of Frankfurt, Germany, which partnered with Yokohama in 2011, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the partnership this year. To commemorate this occasion, the city of Frankfurt launched on...