This website’s original language is English. For translation, click the globe icon or choose Translate in the menu.
5 matching records found
Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--The number of Japanese municipalities whose foreign residents account for over 5 pct of the population climbed 2.5-fold from 53 in 2020 to 132, according to 2025 census data released by the internal affairs ministry. The data show increases in foreign populations not only in major cities and industrial districts but also in rural areas where the tourism and agri...
Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Road-related budgets for two municipalities in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi, whose mayors did not back agriculture minister Kazuo Yana in the House of Representatives election in February, have been slashed by as much as around 54 pct from the previous fiscal year, it was learned Tuesday. According to the land ministry, government subsidies for road de...
ActionSA, led by former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba, launched a nine-point plan on 26 September to fix South Africa's failing municipalities, five weeks before local elections. The post South African Party Declares War on Broken Municipalities Before Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese municipalities are turning their low name recognition into tourism promotion opportunities, using self-deprecating jokes to attract attention. The Akita prefectural government's tourism strategy division launched a campaign from May to July this year to distribute accommodation coupons under a catchy slogan, "Akita Prefecture: Still Unnoticed." The ...