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Y-SHIP Business Highlights: Yokohama draws attention from global innovators
In the global, interconnected world of business and innovation, certain cities rise above the rest by attracting key players and emerging as global hubs for collaboration and growth, and Yokohama,...
Y-SHIP Panel Highlights: Why Yokohama’s diversity could make it the best place in Japan for both families and workers
Opening New Avenues: Yokohama's Appeal for Business Ventures Nestled along the picturesque shores of Tokyo Bay, Yokohama stands as a beacon of diversity and opportunity, beckoning...
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 chosen as host city for TICAD 9: A milestone in collaboration with Africa
Yokohama, Japan has been selected as the host city for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) which will be held in 2025. This decision, announced on August 8 by...
Yokohama Mayor speaks on upcoming Y-SHIP Convention 2023 for global innovators and pioneers
Y-SHIP Convention 2023 is scheduled for November of this year, and will see global innovators and pioneers gathering in Yokohama, Japan to highlight their solutions to global issues and create new...
Yokohama City shares experience and knowledge with global cities in HLPF side event
During a panel discussion held at the UN headquarters during the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2023), select cities from around the world shared their experiences with...
Vietnam-Japan Festival 2023 in Da Nang City
The Office of the City of Yokohama Representative to Southeast and South Asia joined the “8th Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival in Da Nang City 2023”, which was held at Bien Dong Park in Da...
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...
Announcing the “2023 Pokémon Worlds Celebration Events” this August in Yokohama!
Visitors to Yokohama between August 8th to August 14th will have the chance to take part in and enjoy the 2023 Pokémon Worlds Celebration Events: special Pokémon themed events that will be held in...
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...
Seminar at Royal University of Phnom Penh on living and working in Yokohama
On June 11, the Office of the City of Yokohama Representative to Southeast and South Asia participated in JOB FAIR 2023 held at CJCC (Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center) and held a seminar for...
Tokyo-Yokohama Area startup ecosystem rose in the ranks globally in 2023, #1 in Japan
In a new report published by StartupBlink, the Tokyo-Yokohama Area was listed as the top startup ecosystem in Japan, and increased its standing to become the 14th strongest startup ecosystem...