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Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)

Fukuoka

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Overview 

The has long served as a hub that connects people and businesses within the Asian region. The city boasts one of Japan¡¯s best transportation systems; this includes Fukuoka airport, the port of Hakata, and Hakata station, and showcases many examples of transit-oriented development. The city¡¯s share of youth is much higher than the country average, partly due to the concentration of universities in Fukuoka, and it functions as a vibrant center of politics, culture, fashion and the economy for the Kyushu region. It has also implemented innovative policies such as Fukuoka 100, a program aimed at promoting good health and longevity, to address the challenges of an aging society.  

Today, Fukuoka enjoys a reputation as one of the fastest-growing startup hubs in Japan, offering a series of support initiatives such as , a one-stop-shop for those starting up a business in the city. Furthermore, under its ¡°¡±, the city is bringing together cutting-edge technology, innovative thinkers and sustainable practices with the aim of creating a model smart city at a former university site in the Hakozaki area. 

Since Fukuoka became a partner city of TDLC¡¯s City Partnership Program in 2018, it has supported TDLC in the delivery of Technical Deep Dives and other events on topics including transit-oriented development, public spaces, and urban management in cities with aging populations. Fukuoka's track record of building a competitive city, its expertise in urban transportation development, its experience as a center of exchange with Asia, and its measures to attract young people have all drawn the attention of urban development professionals in developing countries. 

Key topics of engagement

  • Transit-oriented development

  • Innovation and start-up ecosystems

  • Competitive and smart cities

 

 

Voice of the city 

¡°In June 2018, Fukuoka City signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Bank to collaborate with its City Partnership Program on the themes of ¡®sustainable and livable city planning¡¯ and ¡¯competitive cities¡¯. Since then, we have been collaborating with the World Bank on urban issues including aging and solid waste management, as well as city planning including transit-oriented development and smart cities. We will continue to collaborate with the World Bank and leverage their global network so that we can share the knowledge we have accumulated as a local government supporting our citizens' ways of life, and contribute to tackling urban challenges in developing countries.¡±¡¡ 

Kazuhiro Kubota, Executive Director of International Affairs Department, Fukuoka 

Key recent collaborations

 *As of June 2022

 

Key Publications

November 2020

 

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