Dear Colleagues,In Japan, April is considered a time for new beginnings. It is the start of a new fiscal andacademic year, and many personnel transfers happen this time of year as well. The Tokyo
Metropolitan Government is no exception. And, we are pleased to be issuing our first
What’s Up newsletter of fiscal 2022 created by a new team.
We would like the world to know more about Tokyo and the attraction of our city, we areregularly issuing and distributing this English language newsletter. The feature of thismonth’s edition will be Tokyo’s urban development. We introduce two Tokyo Updates
articles that focus on Tokyo’s past and future urban development. We hope that you take alook!
Today’s contents:
・SOUTHEAST ASIA DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM 2022
・Tokyo Updates
The Future of Cities and Architecture as Envisioned by Nagayama Yuko
・Tokyo Updates
How Tokyo Can Become a "Circular City" as Taught by the Edo Period

Governor Koike speaks at the SOUTHEAST ASIA DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM 2022
（SEADS2022）held March 16-17

Governor Koike became the first city leader to participate in SEADS2022 as a keynotespeaker. The symposium, organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was held
March 16-17. In her address, the governor spoke of Tokyo’s initiatives for a sustainable
recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. To view the governor’s speech, please click here.
Main highlights
・Tokyo is promoting a range of policies under the keywords: “green,” “digital,” and”inclusive.”
・The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to issue 40 billion yen in Tokyo Green Bonds
in fiscal 2022.
・Tokyo plans to build a digital twin for the entire city by 2030. This will make it possible for
us to visualize congestion and take more sophisticated measures in times of emergency.
・In fiscal 2022, Tokyo will establish a Partnership Oath System, which will grantcertification to sexual minorities as publicly recognized couples.

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How Tokyo Can Become a "Circular City" as Taught by the Edo Period

Faced with the global environmental crisis of climate change, building a circular economy
that uses its limited resources efficiently is imperative. In promoting the "Tokyo Bay eSG
Project," the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is also drawing inspiration from the lifestylesof Edo, said to have been a circular and sustainable city unlike any other in the world. Weasked Tanaka Yuko, a leading researcher on Edo culture, what kind of city Tokyo should
aim to be from an "Edo" perspective.

Source: Tokyo Updates DAJ/Getty Images

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The Future of Cities and Architecture as Envisioned by Nagayama Yuko

Nagayama Yuko is an architect who has worked on a variety of structures based on thetheme of "light design." She currently has two large-scale projects running in tandem inTokyo, where she was born and is currently based. We had the opportunity to ask her about
her love of architecture.

Source: Tokyo Updates

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Today’s contents:
・東南アジア開発シンポジウム 2022 について・Tokyo Updates
3 月 16 日～17 日開催の東南アジア開発シンポジウム 2022（SEADS2022）における小池知事の登壇
小池知事は、3 月 16 日～17 日に ADB が開催した SEADS2022 で、都市のリーダーとして初めて基調講演を行い、コロナ禍からのグリーンでインクルーシブな復興に向けた東京の取組を紹介しました。基調講演の映像は、こちらから視聴することができます。
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・東京は、様々な政策を「グリーン」、「デジタル」、「インクルーシブ」のキーワードの下、進めています。
・「東京グリーンボンド」は、2022 年度 400 億円の発行を予定しています。
・2030 年までに東京全域で構築予定の「デジタルツイン」により、リアルタイムで混雑状況が可視化され、災害発生時の対策の高度化も可能になります。
・性的マイノリティのカップルが互いに人生のパートナーであることを宣誓したことを証明する「パートナーシップ宣誓制度」を、2022 年度に創設します。

TOKYO UPDATES 記事紹介

How Tokyo Can Become a "Circular City" as Taught by the Edo Period
気候変動という地球環境の危機に直面した今、限りある資源を効率的に利用する循環型社会の構築は急務だ。東京都では「東京ベイ eSG プロジェ
クト」を推進し、世界に類を見ない循環型の持続可能な都市だったといわれる「江戸」の暮らしからもヒントを得ている。そこで、江戸文化研究の第一人者である田中優子氏に「江戸」から見た、東京が目指すべき都市のあり方を聞く。

Source: Tokyo Updates DAJ/Getty Images
TOKYO UPDATES 記事紹介

The Future of Cities and Architecture as Envisioned by Nagayama Yuko
光のデザインをテーマにさまざまな建築物を手がけてきた建築家・永山祐子氏。現在、東京では２つの大規模プロジェクトが並行して進んでいる。東京に生まれ、東京を拠点に活躍する彼女に、建築にかける想いについて聞いた。

Source: Tokyo Updates