summary Date: November 19, 2024 Organized by Ministry of the Environment, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Cosponsored by UNESCAP, ADB, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Name of venue (pavilion name)：Japan Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Keiichiro Asao, Minister, Ministry of the Environment Hiroshi Matsuzawa, Deputy Director-General for Global Environment, Ministry of the Environment Inger…
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COP29 Side Event] Global Warming and Land Use Impacts on Destroying Natural Ecosystems in Southwest and Central Asia ｜ News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Junko Morizane Environmental Management & Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 14, 2024 Organized by: Government of Uzbekistan Name of Venue (Pavilion Name)：Uzbekistan Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Aziz Abdukhakimov, Minister, Ministry of Nature Protection and Climate Change, Uzbekistan Suna Park, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Nature…
The Lion King” movie appears in Happy Kuji Lottery Online! The special prize is a 35cm Simba plushie!
Sunny Side Up released Happy Kuji Lottery Online of Disney’s “The Lion King” on December 20. The price is 800 yen per ticket. The prizes are all 7th place. The special prize is a 35cm tall Simba plushie doll. The special prize is a 35cm tall Simba plushie, featuring a scene from the famous song…
Demo Day of “MONJA Startup Accelerator Program4” was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ｜ News & PR
Date: Friday, November 29, 2024, 16:00-18:00 Location: Information Technology Park, Ulaanbaatar On Friday, November 29, 2024, a demonstration day was held for the MONJA Startup Accelerator Program4, an acceleration program aimed at supporting Mongolian startups. Ms Azjargal Ulziitogtokh, CEO of Tenger Capital, and Ms Khandmaa Dashnyam, CEO of Innohub Mongolia, participated as judges. The audience…
COP29 Side Event] International Financial Assistance for Realization of Zero Carbon Cities ｜ News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Junko Morizane Environmental Management & Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 12, 2024 Organized by ILBANK Venue (Pavilion Name)：Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Altug Tasdemir Director, International Relations, ILBANK Recep Turk President, ILBANK Sameh Wahba Regional Director, Planet Department, Europe and Central Asia, The…
COP29 Side Event] Clean Cities Partnership Program (C2P2)
reporter Name Affiliation Title Junko Morizane Environmental Management & Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 13, 2024 Organized by: Ministry of the Environment Co-sponsored by: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and JICA Name of venue (pavilion name)：Japan Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Yutaka Matsuzawa, Vice-Minister for Global Environment, Ministry of the Environment…
JICA Chair Special Lecture in Djibouti by Prof. Shinoda of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies ｜ News & PR
summary Event Title: JICA Chair Special Lecture in Djibouti by Prof. Shinoda of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Date: December 3 and 4, 2024 Organized by: University of Djibouti, Djibouti Institute of Diplomatic Studies, JICA Location: Djibouti City, Republic of Djibouti Main Participants Speaker: Professor Hideaki Shinoda (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Main participants: University…
COP29 Side Event] Sustainable Finance for Appropriate Sustainable Waste Management
reporter Name Affiliation Title Junko Morizane Global Environment Department Environmental Management & Climate Change Group summary Date: November 15, 2024 Organized by UN Secretary-General’s Zero-Waste Advisory Board, African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP), and UN-Habitat Venue (Pavilion Name)：Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Shiho Jono UN-Habitat Waste Management Specialist Christina Jager Yunus Environment…
Snow Miku Sky Town” in New Chitose Airport has been reopened. New life-size standing statues are also available.
Crypton Future Media reopened “Snow Miku Sky Town” (987-22, Misa, Chitose City, Hokkaido) in the New Chitose Airport domestic terminal on December 20, the 10th anniversary of its opening. Admission is free, and photography is allowed throughout the store. The store’s walls have been redesigned, and two anniversary songs, “390° Tolerance (feat. Yayoi Yoshida)” and…
New passports can be applied for and switched online in 47 prefectures. 2 weeks to issue
On December 20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a new passport (2025 passport) that will begin to be issued on March 24, 2025. The new passport is based on the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and has greatly strengthened anti-counterfeiting and anti-tampering measures. The photo page is now made of a…