Updates
TMG Visits NYC: Sharing Insights on 4 Key Topics in Water Management
Based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and New York City (NYC), representatives from Bureau of Waterworks and Bureau of Sewerage, TMG visited the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in November 2024. Discussions were held with Commissioner of the DEP and NYC Chief Climate Officer Rohit Aggarwala, focusing on four key topics of mutual interest. Given the significance of mutual exchange between the two cities owing to their many similarities in terms of business scale and other aspects, both parties confirmed that they will continue to conduct exchanges.
G-NETS Held Working Group Meetings
G-NETS working group held online thematic meetings in December, 2024 and online plenary meeting in January, 2025.
Berlin Mayor Voices Hope for Global City Network
Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin, made his first visit to Japan in May in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the friendship between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and Berlin.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 City Leaders Program Communiqué
From May 15 to 17, 2024, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted City Leaders Program(The 2nd G-NETS Leaders Summit), one of the events of SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024.
City Leaders Program Preparatory Meeting (The 2nd Senior Officials Meeting)
From January 31 to February 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) hosted a preparatory meeting for the SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 City Leaders Program, which will be held in May.
Malmö and Tokyo Find Common Ground on Sustainability
Tokyo hosted the inaugural "G-NETS (Global City Network for Sustainability)" Leaders Summit from February 27 to March 1, 2023.
The Art of the Possible, CNN
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government introduced “Sustainable High Tech Tokyo = SusHi Tech Tokyo”, a slogan symbolizing Tokyo’s effort to develop new, sustainable values using cutting edge technology.
Summary of the 1st Senior Officials Meeting
From November 28 through 29, the G-NETS (Global City Network for Sustainability) senior officials meeting was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building and the Hilton Tokyo with the participation of 31 cities (including online participation) from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania.
Summary of the 1st Working-Level Staff Online Meeting
The 1st working-level staff online meeting was held September 7-9, 2022.
Sustainable Recovery Tokyo Forum
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) hosted the "Sustainable Recovery Tokyo Forum" (Re StaRT), where Governor Koike Yuriko joined with the Mayors of Paris, Los Angeles, Brisbane, and Dakar, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to Japan.
