Y-PORT
CENTERGALERIO
ANNUALREPORT
2023-2024

GALERIO Activities

Table of Contents

About GALERIO Committee......................... 1

About the Committee Members and their
Relationship with the City of Yokohama......................... 2

Feature 1: GALERIO Activities......................... 4

Column: City-to-City cooperation promoted by the
Y-PORT project....................... 10

Feature 2: The 12th Asia Smart City Conference....................... 13

Introduction: About GALERIO Committee

INTRODUCTION

About GALERIO Committee■ About GALERIOGALERIO was established in 2020 in the
Y-PORT Center Public-Private Partnership Office
as a base for further accelerating the overseas
transmission of Yokohama city solutions.
GALERIO, equipped with communication
functions and VR content, will hold international
conferences and workshops with related parties
in Japan and overseas. The name GALERIO istaken from the Esperanto language, which means
Gallery in English, with the purpose of acting asa bridge between each language and culture.
The name was given in the hope that it will bea place where people from Japan and overseas
can easily gather together, where information
on Yokohama's urban development and urban
development can be summarized.
■ About GALERIO Committee
The GALERIO Planning Committee is acommittee composed of the City of Yokohama
and international organizations and academic
institutions that have worked with the Cityof Yokohama in various ways. The GALERIO
Planning Committee is an organization thatrealizes GALERIO's objective of disseminating
Yokohama's urban solutions to the rest of theworld.
■ About GALERIO Annual Report
The GALERIO Annual Report is intended to
be used as a communication tool for officialsof local governments and developers who
are responsible for urban development in
Asian countries, by disseminating and sharing
widely the contents of discussions held by the
GALERIO Planning Committee, an overview ofthis year's Asia Smart City Conference, and thecollaborative activities of GALERIO and eachmember organization of the GALERIO Planning
Committee.

Three roles and six functions of GALERIO

Formation ofdomestic andoverseas
networks

Business
integration

Transmission

Creation

Export ofurban
solutionsCity
promotion

Coordination
andmatching

Human
resource
exchange /development

Exchange

Y-PORT Center Office
Space for partnercompanies andorganization

CityNet Yokohama
Project Office (CYO)

Entrance
Common meetingroom for YokohamaInternational
Cooperation Center
AtriumYOKOHAMA URBANSOLUTION ALLIANCE(YUSA)

Information
CenterGALERIO

Office forInternational Affairs Bureau,
The City of Yokohama

Yokohama International Organizations Center 6F,
1-1-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0012,JAPAN1

Introduction: About GALERIO Committee

INTRODUCTION

About the Committee Members andtheir Relationship with the City of Yokohama
Asia Development Bank
Institute

Institute for Global
Environmental Strategies(IGES)

Connection with Yokohama City

Connection with Yokohama City・The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the City of
Yokohama signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
to promote cooperation in 2013.

・IGES and the City of Yokohama signed an Agreement
on Collaboration and Cooperation in 2015.
・Currently cooperating in JICA Partnership Programfor Danang City, Vietnam (Solid Waste Management
Project for Promoting Segregation and Recycling
in Danang City) and City-to-City Collaboration
Programme between Danang City and City of
Yokohama).
・Discussions on international cooperation methods
using VLR.
・Collaboration in International Forum for Sustainable
Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) organized by IGES・Cooperation in the Asia Smart City Conference. ADBI
has been participating as a co-organizer since the 7th
conference onward.
・Following 2019, cohosted a workshop on solid waste
management in 2023, bringing together global experts
and solid waste management practitioners from local andcentral governments of 17 countries.

Mr. Tetsushi Sonobe

Smart City Institute Japan

Ms. Yatsuka Kataoka

Japan International
Cooperation Agency

Connection with Yokohama City

Connection with Yokohama City

・City of Yokohama is a supporting member of SCI-J.

・JICA and the City of Yokohama signed a Comprehensive
Collaborative Agreement in 2011.

・Y-PORT project initiatives are widely disseminated to
SCI-J members.

・The agreement includes cooperation through the Y-PORT
project, JICA Partnership Programs, acceptance of Knowledge
Co-Creation Program, Country/Area-Focused Training Course,
and Training Program for Young Leaders by JICA, courtesy
visits to city hall by Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
to City, delivery of lectures JICA Yokohama at city schools,
and personnel exchanges of staff members.
・Cooperation in events related to our sister city’s anniversary,
Africa, and other areas.
・Cooperation in support for the restoration and reconstructionof Odesa, Ukraine.

Mr. Takehiko Nagumo

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Mr. Tatsuhiro Mitamura

Introduction: About GALERIO Committee

World BankTokyo Development
Learning Center

Yokohama City University

Connection with Yokohama City

Connection with Yokohama City・Through the City Partnership Program (CPP), drawing on TDLC’s close
connections with a number of Japanese cities, World Bank TDLC and the City・Acting as an observer in the Yokohama International
Cooperation Promotion Council, which was established toof Yokohama holds a strategic partnership.
・Yokohama provides urban knowledge for “Technical Deep Dives (TDD),"an immersive knowledge exchange program organized by the World BankTDLC for government officials from developing countries.
・Published "Yokohama Development Knowledge Sourcebook" through World
Bank, a document that summarizes Yokohama’s expertise and knowledge on
urban development.

promote and strengthen international cooperation in Yokohama
and cooperating and collaborating in the city's international
cooperation projects.
・Cooperation in the development of international humanresources by presenting "student proposals for future urban
development towards the realization of the SDGs and the New
Urban Agenda" at the ASCC.

Mr. Christopher Pablo

Yokohama National
University

Prof. Masahiko Nakanishi

YOKOHAMA URBANSOLUTION ALLIANCE

Connection with Yokohama City

Connection with Yokohama City・Yokohama National University and the City of Yokohama signed
a Comprehensive Agreement on Cooperation and Collaboration

・YUSA and the City of Yokohama signed a partnershipagreement in 2017.

for Urban and Regional Revitalization in 2013. The agreement
promotes initiatives related to the development and exchange ofhuman resources, urban revitalization, and promotion of industry andinternationalization of the city and the region.
・City of Yokohama supported JICA Partnership Program (Project for
Improving Energy Saving for Citizens in Danang, Vietnam), which was・In May 2023, the City of Yokohama designated YUSA asa regional revitalization promotion corporation for theregional revitalization plan to create zero carbon ecosystem
and is currently promoting the City of Yokohama Regional
Revitalization Plan together.

jointly proposed by Yokohama National University and Yokohamabased company Osumi Co., Ltd.
・Yokohama National University provided knowledge and expertise in
the development of a 3D city model for GALERIO content.

Prof. Satoru Sadohara

Mr. Kazunari Doi

City of Yokohama
About・The City of Yokohama promotes international projects based on the philosophy of growing with the world,
including partnerships with overseas cities and international cooperation.
・The "International Technical Cooperation through Public-Private Partnership Utilizing Yokohama's Resources
and Technology (Y-PORT) Project," which utilizes the city's urban development experience and corporate
technology and know-how, has contributed to solving local urban problems in Asian cities in various fields
such as waste recycling, water supply and sewage system development, and support for the introduction ofgreen energy, together with local companies. Y-PORT Project" has contributed to solving local urban issues
in Asian cities in various fields such as waste recycling, water supply and sewerage systems, and green
energy.

Mr. Norio Tomioka

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Feature 02: The 12th Asia Smart City Conference

Feature 01

GALERIO
Activities
Many collaborative activities with international organizations have been
carried out at GALERIO. This feature will introduce the main activities.

4Feature 01: GALERIO Activities

Asian Development Bank Institute
ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS・T he City of Yokohama cooperated with ADBI's“ Wo r k s h o p o n S t r e n g t h e n i n g S o l i d Wa s t eManagement Practices and Transitioning to a
Circular Economy ” and ADB's “ Workshop on
Strengthening Proper ty Tax Management toEnhance Local Revenue." The workshop brought
together 73 participants, including solid waste
practitioners, resource persons, government officials
from 12 countries. In addition to sharing knowledgeof the city's municipal solid waste administration,
which has responded to the changing times,
including a significant reduction in waste throughthe promotion of the 3Rs, the participants also madesite visits to a hands-on waste-related learningfacilities.
・In the 12th ASCC, ADBI and ADB co-organized thesession on “City Management to Achieve Carbon
Neutrality” to discuss initiatives taken by cities acrossthe region to promote decarbonization. ADBI also
supported 11 participants from various cities in Asiaand the Pacific, while ADB funded 11 city officials,
wherein 3 officials served as speakers for the session.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS・I n the JICA Partnership Program with Danang City (Solid Waste
Management Project for Promoting Segregation and Recycling in
Danang City), participants were introduced to cooperation projects
with citizens and composting project by the Resources and Waste
Recycling Bureau, City of Yokohama and visited factories of companies
in Yokohama during the training in Japan. Yokohama’s knowledge wasshared with practitioners of waste separation activities in the pilot
areas in Danang City, for better waste management in the future・Faculty members from Danang University, with whom IGES has beencollaborating in an environmental education project in Vietnam,
visited Yokohama and interacted on the theme of Education for
Sustainable Development (ESD) with Yokohama National University,
which is working on energy-saving education through a JICA
Partnership Project in Danang City.
・IGES organized the session “Decarbonized and Attractive Living” at
the 12th ASCC and moderated the discussion on how governments,
businesses, and citizens can work together to promote lifestylechanges in urban life. IGES also moderated the CITYNET session
on “Promoting the SDGs through city networks” and discussed thepotential of expanding VLR and decarbonization by leveraging the
CITYNET network to realize SDGs in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Japan International Cooperation Agency

ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS・I n M a y 2 0 2 3 , 1 0 o f f i c i a l s f r o m U k r a i n i a n
infrastruc ture -related ministries and local
authorities, who had come to Japan under JICA's
invitation program, visited the City of Yokohama.
We shared our knowledge of urban development
in reconstruction from the earthquake and war
damage and introduced the city's infrastructure
facilities through a site visit.
・T wenty-four members of the JICA Overseas
Cooperation Volunteers, who are scheduled to bedispatched to developing regions for economic
and social development and reconstruction, visited
the City of Yokohama and exchanged informationsuch as planned activities in their destination.
・At the 12th ASCC, JICA participated as reactors
in the session “Research Presentation on Urban
Issues by Japanese and International University
Students” by students at Yokohama City University,
providing expertise from the perspective ofinternational cooperation and urban development
and exchanging views with the students.

Smart City Institute Japan

ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS
・S CI-J organized the special forum “Challenges to Japanese
Smart Cities to Enhance Well-Being of Citizens” and held a relay
talk on promoting urban collaboration between Japan andglobal cities with the City of Yokohama, Urban RenaissanceAgency, and JOIN. Discussions on Y-PORT project and humanresource development took place.
・In November 2023, SCI-J hosted the Japan Pavilion at the "Smart
City Expo World Congress," one of the world's largest smart
city events, held in Barcelona, Spain. The City of Yokohama
also exhibited a booth and made presentations to introduce
the city’s Y-PORT project, Y-SHIP, ASCC, and "Zero Carbon
Yokohama" initiative, which aims for decarbonization by 2050
・S CI-J organized a session titled “Case studies of Well-being
Indicators and Policy through Industry-Academia-Government
Collaboration” at the 12th ASCC to share the results of acomprehensive analysis of the current well-being status of
Yokohama citizens using indicators. The participants discussed
what kind of initiatives are being promoted on improving thesense of well-being of citizens and to eliminating the difficulties
young people are facing in their lives, as well as how they
contribute to the overall sense of well-being

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Yokohama City University

ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS・At the 12th ASCC, students from Yokohama City
University presented the results of a joint research by
the International Academic Consortium for Sustainable
Cities (IACSC)*, with Southeast Asian universities on“Issues and Responses Related to Urban Growth andSuburbanization”.
・20 students from Yokohama City University volunteeredat the 12th ASCC, assisting with reception duties, venue
guidance, and interviewing visitors, thereby taking
advantage of the opportunity of an international
conference to foster next generation global talents.
・In collaboration with the City of Yokohama, Yokohama
City University conducted the Minato Mirai 21 Virtual
Tour in GALERIO as part of the Yokohama City University
Extension Course, utilizing a 3D city model of Minato
Mirai 21 that enables visitors to look back on the pastand present of the city in a virtual space.
*International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities(IACSC): An international academic network established in 2009
with an initiative of the Yokohama City University, aimed to solve
urban issues in collaboration with top Asian universities

Yokohama National University

ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS・Yokohama National University and Osumi
Co., Ltd. conducted a training program incollaboration with the City of Yokohama
for their JICA Partnership Program (Projectfor Improving Energy Saving for Citizens in
Danang, Vietnam). The training included
lectures on global warming countermeasuresand a site visit of Yokohama City Hall.
・Yokohama National University held the“ I nter nat i o nal Ex p lo rato r y Program” incollaboration with the City of Yokohama forinternational students at Yokohama National
University's Urban and Regional Society Course
and International Infrastructure Studies Course.
The Road and Highway Bureau of the City of
Yokohama shared its knowledge on the history
and status of Yokohama roads and road repairs
and engaged in a lively discussion with thestudents on road projects, taking into accountthe differences in national and social systems.

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YOKOHAMA URBAN SOLUTION ALLIANCE

ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS・Y USA promoted business collaboration forcompanies seeking to expand overseas throughspec iali st sub co m m ittees am o ng member
companies, Y-PORT workshops, presentations tooverseas visitors, and interactive events with the
Yokohama Future Organization.
・YUSA, Yokohama-based companies, and the Cityof Yokohama worked together to propose projects
to overseas cities and promoted the formation ofoverseas infrastructure businesses while taking
maximum advantage of government support
programs. YUSA’s overseas liaison offices in Cebu,
Danang, and Bangkok collected information on theneeds of local companies and provided support
for business matching and negotiations with
Yokohama-based companies.
・A t the 12th ASCC, YUSA and Mandaue City, amajor city comprising the Metro Cebu areain the Philippines, signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) to create urban solutions
utilizing the technologies of member companies.

World BankTokyo Development Learning Center
ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS・T he World Bank TDLC, in its City Partnership
Program (CPP) with six Japanese cities, conducted“Technical Deep Dive (TDD) on Cities and Climate
Change,” “TDD on Property Tax and Land Based
Financing,” and “TDD on Financing Quality Urban
Infrastructure" in the City of Yokohama. In the"Global Environment Facility Indonesia Sustainable
Cities Impac t Projec t," city officials shared
Yokohama's practices and experiences with theparticipants from emerging cities in Asia and otherregions, and introduced the city's infrastructure
facilities, such as the water treatment plant andMinato Mirai 21 district.
・World Bank TDLC led the invitation of cities asa co-organizer of the 12th ASCC and organized
the session titled “Designing Livable and Thriving
Cities," introducing findings and policy tools forclimate change mitigation outlined in two newly
published World Bank reports. The session also
discussed various municipalities' policy tools forclimate change, actions against the urban heatisland effect, and the nature of administrative
support.

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The City of Yokohama(1) Y-PORT Projects
ACTIVITIES・Since 2012, the City of Yokohama has been hosting an international conference, the Asia Smart City Conference. For the 12th conference(2023), under the main theme of "Asian cities together towards Zero Carbon," we shared knowledge, know-hows and best practices about
urban development that society is currently seeking. We also aimed to provide a meeting place for a wide range of key players and creat
further business opportunities for the creation of economically, sociallly, and environmentally sustainable cities. A site visit tour of urban
infrastructure facilities and a special lecture by a Stanford University professor at GALERIO were held as a pre-conference event.
・We hosted 31 site visits for approximately 810 people from overseas (government agencies and cities of various countries, JICA Partnership
Program, UNDP training program on circular economy, ADB and ADBI workshop on solid waste management, World Bank TDLC TDDs, etc.).
In addition, a wide variety of exchanges were held, including international organization events and city-to-city discussions with overseas
partners.
・In collaboration with YUSA, the City of Yokohama have conducted business matching between local companies and overseas (businessexchange at ASCC, etc.), Y-PORT workshops, promotion of exchanges with the Yokohama Future Organization. We will continue to activate
GALERIO as a base for "information transmission," "exchange," and "creation".

(2) Collaboration with in-house organizations
ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS
・The Inter-University Centre for Japanese Language

Studies (IUC) held a graduation ceremony, where
about 50 IUC students, who are expected to play
active roles in the world in the future, presented
their original research on Japanese culture, politics,
and economy in high-level Japanese.

・T he International Tropical Timber Organization(ITTO) and the Environmental Planning Bureau of
Yokohama co-hosted a summer class for elementary
school students in the city titled “Let’s Protect
the Forest by “Using Them” (Kodomo AdventureCollege)”. The Japan Foundation, in cooperation
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, held
a global career guidance for young talents seeking
international cooperation and internationalorganizations, and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and others
participated in the Youth Biodiversity Symposium2023 in Yokohama, organized by the Environment
Planning Bureau and others.
・In order to effectively communicate the activities
of Yokohama International Organizations Centerand their projects in collaboration with the City of
Yokohama both domestically and internationally, a
PR corner has been set up in GALERIO to promote
its tenant organizations to visitors.
*Tenant Organizations of Yokohama International Organizations
Center: International Tropical Timber Organization(ITTO), InterUniversity Center for Japanese Language Studies(IUC), Yokohama
Association for International Communications and Exchanges (YOKE),
World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office in Japan, International Fundfor Agricultural Development(IFAD) Japan Office, CITYNET Yokohama
Project Office (CYO), Yokohama Urban Solution Alliance (YUSA)

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Column: Inter-city cooperation promoted by the Y-PORT project

Column:City-to-City cooperation promoted by the Y-PORT project
The City of Yokohama has been implementing the “International Technical Cooperation through Yokohama Partnership of Resources
and Technologies (Y-PORT) Program” in order to utilize its experiences in urban development and technologies and know-how
of private sector to help cities in emerging economies to solve their urban issues and also Yokohama companies to expand theirbusinesses overseas. This article features city-to-city collaboration with Bangkok in Thailand, Danang in Vietnam, and Metro Cebu in
the Philippines.

Technical Cooperation and City-to-City Collaboration with Bangkok
Since signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on
technical cooperation with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(BMA) in 2013, the City of Yokohama has provided technicalcooperation, including support for the formulation of the BMA
Climate Change Master Plan. Policy dialogue and businessexchanges between the two cities based on this MOU have led
to local business projects, including a roof-mounted solar power
generation project by Yokohama City company Fintech Inc. in
Bangkok. The company's business is expected to reduce carbon
dioxide emissions by approximately 844 tCO2 per year by utilizing
the JCM (Joint Crediting Mechanism) promoted by the Ministry of
the Environment.
On July 4, 2023, the Director General of the International Affairs
Bureau of the City of Yokohama visited BMA to deliver a new
three-year MOU to the Governor of Bangkok. The Governor
expressed his expectations for further cooperation with Yokohama
toward decarbonization. Based on the MOU, the two cities will
form projects with companies in Yokohama under the “City-toCity Collaboration for Zero-carbon Society” initiative adopted
by the Ministry of the Environment and promote efforts toward
decarbonization. In addition, the Office of the City of Yokohama
Representative to Southeast and South Asia will continue topromote open innovation and next-generation talent exchange
between companies located in the two cities.
The City of Yokohama, together with the Overseas Environmental
Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC), the Yokohama Urban Solution
Alliance (YUSA), and companies in the city, is working on theabove-mentioned city-to-city collaboration project adopted in
FY2022 under a three-year plan. This project aims to introduce
Japanese decarbonization technologies to Bangkok by utilizing theexperience of the City of Yokohama, assist the BMA in formulating
an energy action plan, and conduct business matching between
companies, while utilizing the JCM. In July 2023, the kickoff meeting for the project’s second year was held with the
Department of Environment – the counterpart of BMA – and theimplementation plan and schedule for this year was confirmed,
including efforts to generate business opportunities based on thelocal needs assessment conducted in the previous year.

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Furthermore, proposals by YUSA members and Yokohamabased companies Koei Shoji Co., Ltd. and Carbon Free Consulting
Corporation, were selected by the Ministry of the Environment ofJapan for a project to promote the overseas expansion of Japan's
recycling industry. The Thai Government is aiming to achieve both
economic growth and environmental conservation under the BCG(Bio-Circular Green) economic. Therefore, Koei Shoji and Carbon
Free Consulting will investigate the feasibility of a project for theproper management of electrical and electronic waste (proper
disposal and recycling) in BMA and Chonburi Province in order toprevent environmental damage and unauthorized data leakage
due to the increase in the volume of IT equipment waste resulting
from Thailand’s economic growth. These Yokohama companies
plan to conduct workshops and other activities in Thailand, taking
advantage of the Office of the City of Yokohama Representative
to Southeast and South Asia, YUSA’s network, and the inter-citycollaboration between Yokohama City and Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration.

Column: Inter-city cooperation promoted by the Y-PORT projectCity-to-City Collaboration with Da Nang City

Since signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on
technical cooperation with Da Nang City in 2013, Yokohama has
held an urban development forum every year as part of its efforts.
The 12th urban development forum in January 2024 was held in
Da Nang City for the first time in four years. Four subcommittees
were held in accordance with the priority areas of cooperation
with Da Nang: eco-industrial park, waste management, smart
city development, and SDGs/VLRs (Voluntary Local Review), andparticipants discussed how to proceed with the realization of each
proposal.
The business matching seminar was jointly hosted by YUSA,Japan Platform for Redesign: Sustainable Infrastructure (JPRSI)of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, and Da Nang Young
Business Association (YBA), and seven companies from Yokohama
gave presentations of their technologies. The seminar received
a lot of interest from Da Nang. The main meeting started withgreetings from the Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s
Committee, the Director General of the International Bureau of
the City of Yokohama, and the Consul General of Japan in Da
Nang, followed by presentation from international organizations

World Bank, ADB, and UNESCAP. Both cities proposed to the Vice
Chairman of Da Nang City the contents discussed at the previous
day’s subcommittee meetings and confirmed future cooperationsuch as support for VLR formulation.
Mr. Chinh, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, hasrequested for technical cooperation including sharing Yokohama’s
knowledge on sustainable urban development. The Director
General of the International Bureau of the City of Yokohama
proposed the promotion of decarbonization through utilizing
technologies of Yokohama-based companies and disseminating
advanced initiatives of Da Nang City at the Asia Smart City
Conference and other events. In addition, four companies from
Yokohama introduced their technologies to Da Nang City.
Yokohama will continue to promote the Y-PORT project bydeepening cooperation with Da Nanang City, other overseas cities,
and international organizations.

11Column: Inter-city cooperation promoted by the Y-PORT projectAcceptance of Waste Management Training Programs
The City of Yokohama has been providing technicalcooperation to Danang City since signing a MOU in 2013.
Currently, in the field of waste management, Yokohama
is working with the Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies (IGES) to promote waste segregation in Danang
City under the JICA Partnership Program. The project iscurrently supporting waste sorting activities in the pilot
area to reduce the volume of waste in Danang City. During
the training program in early September 2023, the Deputy
Director of the Danang Department of Natural Resources
and Environment and other working-level officials visited
Japan and were introduced to cooperation project withcitizens and composting project by the Resources andWaste Recycling Bureau, City of Yokohama and also visited
private plants in the city. We will continue to promotetechnical cooperation, aiming to solve waste management
issues in Danang City and to utilize environmental
technologies of Yokohama-based companies.
In the ADB training program held also in early September
2023, a total of 61 ADB officials and waste management
practitioners from the central and local governments of
17 countries, including BMA and Metro Cebu, with which
the Y-PORT project is collaborating, visited the City of
Yokohama and were introduced to the initiatives of the
Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau, and made a site
visit to the “Pre-Park Sakae,” a hands-on learning facility
for waste management. This training was a continuationof the previous well-received waste management training
in 2019. Mandaue City in the Philippines shared theirefforts on waste sorting and initiatives toward becoming
an environmental city, based on the significant progressin sorting household waste after learning about waste
management from the Resources and Waste Recycling
B u re a u O f f i ce, Ci t y o f Yo k o h a m a i n t h e p re v i o u s
training. Currently, Mandaue City is working on further

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environmental improvement in cooperation with GuunCo., Ltd., a Yokohama-based company, that completed theconstruction of a local recycling plant for waste plastics in2017.

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Feature 02

The 12th
Asia Smart City
Conference
Asia Smart City Conference Pre-Conference Event
This feature introduces the pre-conference event of the 12th Asia Smart City
Conference held at GALERIO.

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Feature 02: The 12th Asia Smart City Conference

Overview

The 12th Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC)
Background of the Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC)The Asia Smart City Conference (hereinafter referred to as “ASCC”) is an international conference that brings together
representatives from Asian cities, national governments, international organizations, academic institutions, and privatecompanies, aiming to discuss on the realization of a sustainable city where economic growth and a favorable urban
environment are compatible. At the conference, representatives from cities present their visions for growth as well as theircurrent challenges and needs; private companies and academic institutions propose innovative solutions; internationalorganizations offer programs to support efforts by cities and private companies; and best practices from around the world
are shared. Furthermore, we offer an occasion for participants to find new business opportunities.
This year’s 12th ASCC, for the first time in four years, was held face-to-face with the main theme of “Asian cities together
towards Zero Carbon”. We shared knowledge, know-hows and best practices about urban development that society iscurrently seeking. We also aimed to provide a meeting place for a wide range of key players and create further business
opportunities for the creation of economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable cities.

Features of the 12th ASCCThe 12th ASCC was held as the main conference of Y-SHIP 2023, launched by the City of Yokohama. Y-SHIP is aninternational convention that aims to achieve open innovation by inviting professionals and businesses involved in Green
Transformation (hereinafter referred to as “GX”) from across Japan and the world to come together in Yokohama. By holding
the ASCC in unison with Y-SHIP 2023, we powerfully communicated the vision of a sustainable city from the City of
Yokohama to the world as a showcase of a new society through green innovation in preparation for GREEN×EXPO 2027.
In collaboration with the Asian Development Bank / Asian Development Bank Institute and World Bank TDLC, the coorganizers of ASCC, 44 international cities and government agencies participated in the conference and shared theirdecarbonization practices.

Basic Information of the 12th ASCC
[Dates] November 13 (Mon) through 15 (Wed), 2023

*Pre-conference Event was held on November 13.

[Venue] PACIFICO Yokohama North[Organizer] City of Yokohama[Co-organizers] Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI),[Theme] Asian cities together towards Zero Carbon[Planning]

GALERIO Planning Committee (alphabetical order)

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) / Japan

International Cooperation Agency (JICA) / Smart City
Institute Japan (SCI-Japan) / World Bank Tokyo

World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)

Development Learning Center (TDLC) / Institute for

Cabinet Office, Government of Japan/ Ministry of Foreign

URBAN SOLUTION ALLIANCE (YUSA) / Yokohama[Supporters]

Affairs, Japan/ Ministry of Finance, Japan/ Ministry of

Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan/ Ministry of Land,

Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) / YOKOHAMA

National University / Yokohama City University /International Affairs Bureau, City of Yokohama

Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan/ Ministry of[Number of Countries]

Cooperation Agency (JICA) / UNDP Representative Office[Number of Participants]

the Environment, Japan / CITYNET / Japan International
in Japan / Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

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45 regions and countries (Y-SHIP)
Around 2,000 on-site and 700 online (Y-SHIP)

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The 12th ASCC Schedule
The 12th ASCC focused on the main theme of “Asian cities together towards Zero Carbon,” with sessions aimed to discuss
how to realize an effective decarbonized society, how to create a city with hope through decarbonization, and how to expand
the city network of decarbonization.
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Main session: Yokohama led the joint declaration for decarbonization of Asian cities.

Thematic session: To share best practices and to discuss future directions among cities

GX business matching sessions and exhibition: To create business opportunities for companies between

Japan/Yokohama and overseas in conjunction with thematic sessions

Youth event: To foster the next generation through presentations and discussions of research by students
Date and Time

Nov.13 (Mon)

Program

13:00-17:00

Site Visit of Urban Infrastructure Facilities

10:00-11:00

Opening and Keynote Speech

11:00-12:30[Youth Event]Research Presentation on Urban Issues by Japanese andInternational University Students[Thematic Session 1]
City Management to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

Nov. 14 (Tue)13:00-15:30[Thematic Session 2]
Designing Livable and Thriving Cities

15:30-17:30[GX Business Matching]Philippines and Japanese Companies’ Business Matching

17:30-19:00

Reception

10:00-10:30

Greetings from the Organizer

10:30-11:30[Main Session]
Joint Statement for Zero Carbon in Asia

11:00-12:30[Thematic Session 3]
Case Studies of Well-Being Indicators and Policy throughIndustry-Academia-Government Collaboration

11:30-12:45[Thematic Session 4]
Inclusive Transition towards Decarbonized and Attractive Living

13:00-14:30[Thematic Session 5]
Sustainable Development Led by Public Private Partnershiptowards Zero Carbon in Japan and Overseas

13:00-15:00[Thematic Session 6]
Promoting the SDGs through City Networks -Starting with VLR-

15:00-16:45[GX Business Matching]
Vietnamese and Japanese Companies’ Business Matching

17:00-17:10

Closing Remarks

Nov. 15 (Wed)GX Business Exchange /Exhibition

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November 13 (Mon) 13:00-17:00

Pre-Conference Event
Site Visit of Urban Infrastructure Facilities
Site visit tour of urban infrastructure facilities in Yokohama was conducted for invited cities and organizations. There werefour types of tour as listed in the table below, with a total of 100 participants from 20 countries. Tour A focused on advanced
business district of Minato Mirai 21, recognized as a “Decarbonization Leading Area” by the Government of Japan. Tour B
showcased a wastewater treatment plant and sludge recycling facility in Tsurumi ward that utilizes circular-oriented
technologies.
CourseTour A1 Minato Mirai 21

Promotion of Green Energy

Tour A2 Minato Mirai 21
R&D Hub and Liveliness

Tour A3 Minato Mirai 21

Eco-Friendly MICE and PPPTour B

Advanced Technology of Water
Circulation

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Visited Facilities[Yokohama City Hall] The City of Yokohama opened its new city hall in 2020 with aconcept of Zero-Energy Building (ZEB) that exhibits the highest level of energy saving
performance and promotes local consumption of renewable energy.
[Mulabo!] Mulabo! is an R&D center operated by Murata Manufacturing that features
hand-on exhibits teaching the basics of electricity.
[Yokohama Landmark Tower] Highest building in Yokohama that adopts renewableenergy sources and promotes waste recycling and wastewater reuse.
[Pacifico Yokohama] World-class convention complex committed to turning all waste
generated in facility into resource. A circular economy is achieved by supplying electricity
generated from industrial waste and biomass power from food waste to the neighboring
district.
[Wastewater Recycling Center] Promotes water cleaning, flood prevention, and thepreservation of water quality.
[Sludge Treatment Center] Generates electricity from digestion gas of sewage sludge
and improved soil for landfill.

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MM21｜Promotion of Green Energy

The delegation visited Yokohama City Hall, which was built with the concept of a Zero Energy Building (ZEB) to
promote the highest level of energy-saving performance and local production and consumption of renewableenergy within MM21.
Yokohama City Hall

The participants observed architectural environmental technologies such as double-skin curtain walls and ecovoids, as well as electrical facilities such as fuel cell and solar power to generate power to be used in the municipal
building. Moreover, hybrid seismic isolation which combines seismic isolation device and motion control device
was introduced, which was implemented as a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) measure to ensure business
continuity even during disasters.

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Feature 02: The 12th Asia Smart City ConferenceTour A2

MM21｜R&D Hub and Liveliness

The participants visited Mulabo! operated by Murata Manufacturing, and the Landmark Tower, which promotes
the usage of renewable energy, waste recycling and the use of reclaimed water from wastewater.
Mulabo!

At Mulabo!, the purpose of establishing an R&D center at MM21, case study of traffic counter system in Bangkok,
and environmental sensor system were introduced. The participants also experienced hands on exhibits thatteach basics of electricity under the theme of 'visible science'.

Yokohama Landmark Tower

At Yokohama Landmark Tower, the participants were briefed on the history of urban planning in Yokohama andthe building's features, such as its symbolism in the city center. They also observed recent environmentallyfriendly initiatives such as introducing renewable energy, waste recycling, and reuse of wastewater.

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Feature 02: The 12th Asia Smart City ConferenceTour A3

MM21｜Eco-Friendly MICE and PPP

The participants visited Pacifico Yokohama, one of the largest convention complexes in the world, and observed
initiatives to realize a circular economy by converting waste generated in the facility into resources and supplying
electricity generated from industrial waste and biomass electricity generated from food waste to neighboring
districts.

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Advanced Technology of Water Circulation

The participants visited the wastewater treatment plant in Tsurumi Ward. At the center, the group toured asewage treatment plant that utilizes circular technology for water purification, flood prevention and water quality
conservation and a sludge treatment plant that reuses sewage sludge for digestion gas power generation andlandfill soil.

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November 13 (Mon) 15:00-16:00

Pre-Opening Session
Special Lecture “Geopolitics of Conflict: A
World with Uncertainty”
Special Lecture by Dr. Francis Fukuyama, professor of Stanford University
World-renowned Professor Francis Fukuyama was invited to GALERIO to give a special lecture titled "Geopolitics ofConflict: A World with Uncertainty" on world affairs in the context of current global conflicts and the importance ofinternational order.

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Outcome at a glance

2,000Transmission

approx.

people810

Approximately 2,000 participants from 45 countries and regions attended
the 12th Asia Smart City Conference in person (Y-SHIP total for 3 days)

Exchangeapprox.

peopleReceived about 810 visitors from 31 organizations

Creation

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times

17 overseas infrastructure development seminars for local companies

Access the QR code for the cases of international
cooperation projects by companies in Yokohama

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Publisher

City of Yokohama

Published in collaboration withGALERIO Committee Members:
Asian Development Bank Institute
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Smart City Institute Japan
Yokohama City University
Yokohama National University
Published on March, 2024

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