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Kawasaki City

Kawasaki City’s SDGs Future City Initiatives

Kawasaki City
Planning and Coordination Division, Urban PolicyDevelopment, General Affairs and Planning Bureau
November 13, 2019１

Content of Today’s Presentation

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Overview of Kawasaki City

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Kawasaki’s Vision for the Future andBasic Goals for Community Development

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SDGs Future City Kawasaki: Initiatives

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Overview of Kawasaki City

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About Kawasaki City

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Kawasaki City Geographic location

 Basic statistics

 Area: 144.35km2 Population: 1,529,790 people(as of Sep. 1, 2019) No. of households：739,834(as of Sep. 1, 2019)

Tama-ku
Takatsu-ku
Nakahara-ku

Asao-ku Miyamae-ku
Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-ku
3Population Increase in Kawasaki
Kawasaki, the City of Choice Population of Kawasaki City

In 2017, the city’s population exceeds 1.5 million people
Social growth has continued since 1999(%)

Natural fluctuation / social fluctuation

15.0

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Population (Oct. 1)

Population(1,000 people)

June 2019 Population: 1,528,118 people

1,600
1,550
1,500

11.17

10.0

1,400
1,350

5.57
5.23

5.0

1,300

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Naturalfluctuation

Socialfluctuation

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1,150

0.0

1,100

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900
850
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999

0800

3.36

3.48

2.39
2.75

1.80
1.07
0.82
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ShizuokaHamamatsu
Niigata
Kyoto
Kobe
Sakai
Kumamoto
Osaka
Sagamihara
Okayama
Hiroshima
NagoyaSapporoYokohama
Chiba
Sendai
Saitama
Fukuoka
Kawasaki

53.65△ 2.50

1,050
1,000

4.09
3.88

1,250
1,200

9.79
7.48

1,450

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Kawasaki City

Kawasaki’s rate of population growth over a decade
greatly exceeds that of other cities

Population / natural fluctuation / social fluctuation(1,000 people)

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Source: Calculated by Kawasaki City based on the National Census of 2015
Figures for the cities of Sagamihara, Niigata, Shizuoka, Okayama and Kumamoto
have been calculated using the populations of the current city areas to exclude theimpacts of mergers and restructuring

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Amount of taxable income per person

 Population of Kawasaki City top among specified cities

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Amount of taxable income per person

2.1

Kawasaki City：2.12 million yen

100

90.7

80

2.060

1.940

1.8

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1.7

0

94.5

Large city average

2.2

Around double or more of theaverage for large cities*(Million yen)

Kawasaki(Million yen)

Value of shipments of manufactured goods etc. per worker(2017)

92.2

87.6
76.1

41.8

41.7

39.3

H252013

H26
2014

39.9

H27
2015

39.9

H282016

H2920171.6(Reference) Value of shipments of manufactured goods etc.
(2017)

1.5

4,500

Kawasaki City: 4,089,200
million yen

4,000

1.4

3,500

1.3

3,000
2,500

1.2

2,000

1.1

Kitakyushu
Kumamoto
Niigata
Sapporo
Sakai
Osaka
OkayamaShizuoka
Kyoto
Kobe
Hamamatsu
Hiroshima
Fukuoka
Sendai
Sagamihara
Chiba
Saitama
NagoyaYokohama
Kawasaki

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1,000
5000
札幌市

熊本市

Kumamoto

福岡市

Sapporoさいたま市

Fukuoka

仙台市

Saitama

岡山市

Sendai

新潟市

Okayama

千葉市

Niigata

相模原市

Chiba

浜
松市

Sagamihara

静岡市

Hamamatsu

北九州市

Shizuoka

京都市

Kyoto

Tokyo Special Wards

東
京
都区部

Kitakyushu

神戸市

Kobe

広島市

Hiroshima

名古屋市Nagoya

堺市

Sakai

大阪市

Osaka

横浜市

Yokohama

川崎市

Kawasaki*Calculated by Kawasaki City based on the status of inhabitant tax etc. levied in FY 2018

1,500

Source: 2018 Industrial Statistics Bulletin* Large cities = 20 cities designated by a government ordinance and the Special Wards of Tokyo

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Kawasaki, a City with High Potential
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Kawasaki City

(1) Convenient transport and logistics■ Close proximity to Haneda Airport■ Outstanding rail and bus networks■ Links with overseas via the Port of Kawasaki etc.

(2) Accumulation of cutting edge industries andresearch and development facilities■Approx. 400 research and development facilities■Heavy chemical industry and basic materials industry in the littoral region,
where high added value has been achieved■Accumulation of companies and research facilities in the fields of life scienceand medicine centering on the Tonomachi area etc.

(3) Rich assortment of cultural and artistic resources etc.
(4) Natural environment rich in water and greenery
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Kawasaki’s Vision for the Future andBasic Goals for Community Development

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(1) Kawasaki’s Vision for the Future and Basic Goals forCommunity Development

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Kawasaki City

Kawasaki, a city of sustainable happiness*, striking aharmonious balance between growth and maturity

Vision for theFuture
Basic Goals forCommunity
Development

Creation of a safe and secure community
Creation of a robust industrial city

* Under this vision, Kawasaki aims to be the happiest city in Japan, a place of unlimited joy for everyone.

5 Basic Policies
Community development that
protects lives and enables
people to live life to the fullCreation of an environmentthat enriches the lives ofcitizens

Creation of a community thatallows parents to raise theirchildren in peace of mind

Creation of a robust city thatis filled with vitality andcharm

Creation of a region wherecitizens have autonomy, aplace where everyone canfind a purpose in life

Action Plan
Promotion of initiatives based on the Phase 2 Action Plan (FY 2018 – FY 2021)

8Kawasaki City’s Policies for promoting the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)

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Kawasaki City Comprehensive Plan
Vision for theFuture

Kawasaki, a city ofsustainable happiness,
striking a harmonious
balance between growthand maturity

Basic Goals forCommunity
Development

Creation of a safe andsecure community
Creation of a robust
industrial city

The Vision for the Future set out in the Kawasaki City
Comprehensive Plan and the SDGs are moving in the same direction.

Kawasaki City’s Policies for promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Drawn up in Feb. 2019

Basicconcepts● All municipal offices will united in undertaking initiatives which contribute to theachievement of the SDGs based on the promotion of the Comprehensive Plan.
● In addition to undertaking initiatives with a strong awareness of sustainablecommunity development and the concept of not leaving anybody behind, Kawasaki
City will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders with the aim of achieving
harmony and integrated improvements from the three aspects of the economy,society and environment.

Policies forpromotion● Reflect in the city’s various plans, etc.
● Carry out initiatives in conjunction with those of the national government● Seek to disseminate and raise awareness of the issues etc.

9Initiatives to become “SDGs Future City Kawasaki”

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●July 1, 2019: Selected as an SDGs Future City
What is an SDGs Future City?
Chosen from among cities and regions in Japan that areendeavoring to promote basic and comprehensive initiatives inline with the principles of SDGs, “SDGs Future City” status isawarded to those cities and regions which possess aparticularly high amount of potential for achieving sustainable
development through the creation of new values from the three
aspects of the economy, society and environment.

SDGs Future City
Presentation
Ceremony forCertificates
Held at the Prime
Minister's OfficialResidence(July 1, 2019)●Promotion of integrated initiatives which link the three aspects as SDGs Future
City Kawasaki
EconomyDiversity, welfare, barrier free,community, etc.

Economic growth, infrastructure,industrialization, innovation, etc.

● Improvement of international competitivenessand creation of new industries● Strategic industrial clusters and infrastructuredevelopment in littoral zones

Kawasaki, a sustainable SDGs
Future City which strikes aharmonious balance between
growth and maturity●Community development creating an extremely livable cityin which anyone can flourish●Creation of urban type communities through the creative
initiatives of citizens●Low carbon and recycling oriented sustainable community development

AIRBIC●Contributions at the international level utilizing the city’s environmental
technologies and knowledge of environmental governanceInternational
exhibition ofenvironmental
technologies

Environment

Energy, climate change, resource
circulation, etc.

SocietyKawasaki Paramovement

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SDGs Future City Kawasaki: Initiatives from Three Aspects~ Environment ~Colors (diversity) for the future.

Kawasaki City

Recycling oriented sustainable community development founded on the perspective of“multi benefits,” in which measures to combat global warming also contribute to disasterprevention measures, health maintenance, etc.
Contributions to the international community utilizing Kawasaki’s cutting edge
environmental technologies and knowledge of environmental governance(1) Low carbon and recycling oriented sustainable community development
Promotion of initiatives aimed at conserving the environment- Kawasaki Council for the Promotion of Global WarmingCountermeasures(CC Kawasaki Eco Council)- Accumulation of environmental technologies which utilize Kawasaki’s
characteristics and strengths- Products accredited under the “Low CO2 Kawasaki Brand”®Market evaluation and business⇒Help solve environmental problems of a global scale
Promotion of initiatives aimed at recycling oriented
sustainable community development- Measures to tackle food loss
Reduction of waste volumes / promotion of recycling
Eco-chans (economy and environment)

Achievement of a hydrogen based society- Kawasaki Littoral Area Hydrogen NetworkCouncil- Leading projects<Construction of hydrogen supply chains>
Collaboration with companies located in thelittoral areas of Kawasaki to bring hydrogensourced from overseas to Kawasaki’s littoral
areas for use here
<Regional cyclical model for the local
production and local consumption ofhydrogen>
Supply and utilization of low carbonhydrogen created from used plastics via apipeline to those who need it(2) Contributions at the international level utilizing the city’s environmental technologies and knowledgeof environmental governance
Kawasaki Green Innovation Cluster- Collaboration with UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
Collaboration with JICA, etc.
- Transferal of advanced environmental technologies etc. to other countries
in Asia®Promotion of green innovation from Kawasaki- Utilization of external funding from sources such as the Joint Crediting
Mechanism (JCM) and JICA, and the provision of environmental measuresand technologies as a package

Introduction of the First EV Waste Collection Truck in Japan
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Kawasaki CityThis EV waste collection truck, developed by a company based in Kawasaki, is the first of its kind to be introduced in Japan.
Kawasaki hopes that the introduction of this eco-friendly EV vehicle, which does not emit CO2 or NOx, will serve as a model
for similar initiatives to spread across Japan. As an environmentally-advanced city, Kawasaki will continue to finds was tohelp create a low carbon society.

A joint venture with JFE Engineering Corporation
 Introduction of an EV waste collection truck which utilizes waste power generation (battery exchange type) (introduced in Feb. 2019)

Announcement of vehicle’sintroduction（Feb, 7, 2019）

EV waste collection truck and charging station

Announcement of vehicle’sintroduction（Feb, 7, 2019）

EV waste collection truck

Energy recycling type waste collection
system which utilizes waste power
generation

Charging station

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SDGs Future City Kawasaki: Initiatives from Three Aspects~ Economy ~Colors (diversity) for the future.

Kawasaki City

Revitalization of the local economy by encouraging people to start up businesses, providing
support for ventures, and improving the competitiveness of SMEs, as well as initiatives
aimed at solving international issues and creating innovation which helps achievesustainable long term growth for Japan(1) Improvement of international competitiveness and creation of new industries
Creation of green innovation- Kawasaki Green Innovation Cluster- Support for overseas ventures as a collaboration between industry,
academia, government and the private sector, business matching

Promotion of community development that is in harmony
with the environment (Eco Town)- Accredited as the first Eco Town in Japan

Creation of life innovation- Innovation Center of NanoMedicine(iCONM) / near to Haneda Airport / special
zone system- Achievement of in-body hospitals- Matching of needs and seeds

Improving the competitiveness of SMEs
- Utilization of intellectual property
Utilization of patents held by large companies,
collaboration between different industries, such as themanufacturing industry and ICT industry- Promotion of new business projects through support fortechnological development etc., expansion of sales channels

Creation of welfare innovation- Welfare Innovation Forum- Kawasaki Innovation Standard (KIS)- Promotion of joint development type projects
Reinforcement of research and development
foundations utilizing scientific technology

Support for ventures and promotion ofcompanies and business start-ups- Shin-Kawasaki Sozo no Mori zone
Open innovation- Support for launching businesses,
creation of environments(2) Strategic industrial clusters and infrastructure development in littoral zones
Promotion of vision for littoral areas- Promotion Council for the Revitalization ofLittoral Area
- Through sharing with stakeholders:
Strategic management
Leading projects

Formation of international strategic hubs
- KING SKYFRONT
Network Council- Cluster of some of the world’s top research
institutes in the field of life scienceRegional Cyclical Model for the Local Production and Local
Consumption of Hydrogen

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Hotel which uses hydrogen derived from usedplastics as an energy source

Large pure hydrogenfuel cell(output: 100kw)

Tokyu REI Hotel (Zone A of International Strategic Zone KING SKYFRONT)
Started operating in June 201815

Model for utilizing CO2-free Hydrogen at Train Stations

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Introduction of Hydrogen-based Autonomous Energy
Supply System “H2One” at JR Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station

Completed in April 201716

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Permeation of the concepts of diversity and social inclusion and utilization ofKawasaki’s various unique features to develop of a social environment inwhich anyone can flourish and construct the foundations for a sustainable city

(1) Community development creating an extremely livable city in which anyone can flourish
Permeation of the principles behind Kawasaki
Paramovement and the creation of a legacy- Forum for the Promotion of Kawasaki
Paramovement- Major strategy for hospitality under Kawasaki
Paramovement®Creation of an environment in which anyone canparticipate in society“Diversity and social inclusion”“Improvement of brand power”
Community development incorporating
Universal DesignDevelopment of housing and residential
environments that are livable for anyone- Meet a diverse range of needs to enable anyone tocontinue living with peace of mind
- Under-utilized real estate = Latent regional asset®Support for utilization, development of communities,
promotion of renovation work

Promotion of the use of wooden materials incollaboration with regional cities- Kawasaki City Forum for the Promotion of theUse of Wooden Materials- Collaboration and cooperation between
consumption areas in the metropolitan area andregional cities that are the producers of wooden“Saki-Saki Model” withmaterials
Miyazaki Prefecture
Promotion of comprehensive care
- Kawasaki City Liaison Council for Regional Comprehensive
Care Systems- Kawasaki’s unique initiatives aimed at all local residents- Utilization of “district medical records”®Collaboration between a diverse range of parties(self help, mutual help and public help)
Promotion of support to help those with disabilities gain
independence and participate in society- Achievement of a society founded on independence andcoexistence, in which anyone can work, even with those withdisabilities- Job hunting support in collaboration with a diverse range of parties(2) Creation of urban type communities through the creative initiatives of citizens
Creation of “Machi no Hiroba”- Creation of “Machi no Hiroba,” a focal point for the community
created through the utilization of a range of local resources

Creation of the Social Design Center- Creation of the Social Design Center, a base through which citizens can take theinitiative to come up with new ways to solve problems, create a range of newactivities and values in the community, and help bring about change in societyColors (diversity) for the future.

Kawasaki City

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Diversity is warmth. Diversity is potential.
Kawasaki isn’t just one color.
Bright. Vibrant. A crisscrossing of infinite hues.
For tomorrow brings a Kawasaki of many colors.

Kawasaki City

In anticipation of the next century.
Let’s create a new Kawasaki. Together.

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