Governmental Seminar

 

 

Speaker:  KOHYAMA Seishi  (KOHYAMA Seishi Office)

Title: Discussing the ideal local government based on the experiences of Kumamoto city as an ordinance-designated city 

 

 

 

Date&Time:  24 Nov. (Thu.) 2022,  13:15-14:45

Venue: 　 Okukubo Memorial Hall, Center for Medical Education and Research, Honjo-Kuhonji Campus A, Kumamoto University

*This seminar can also be attended through ZOOM.

You can find the Zoom meeting ID and password

“HIGO企業・行政セミナー/ HIGO Business and Governmental Seminar” on Moodle.

https://md.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/course/view.php?id=84771

＊Remote Simultaneous Interpretation available

 

Abstract:

With the goals of “shifting jobs from the public to the private sector and from national to local governments,” the so-called “great merger of municipalities in the Heisei era” was implemented as part of decentralization reform. Taking advantage of that movement and overcoming many difficulties, Kumamoto city merged with three neighboring towns and became an ordinance-designated city, which was its long-cherished wish. Kumamoto city chose to become an ordinance-designated city as a means of solving various problems such as the straw effect due to the operation of the Kyushu Shinkansen line, declining birthrate and aging population, population decline, and the growing inter-regional disparity. Ten years after the merger, Kumamoto city was seriously affected by unforeseen circumstances including the Kumamoto earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic. While the situations of population decline and the concentration of population in urban areas have not inherently changed, has Kumamoto city taken advantage of being an ordinance-designated city as expected? In this seminar, we would like to discuss the ideal future of Kumamoto city and that of the local governments across Japan, reviewing the ten-year experience of Kumamoto city as an ordinance-designated city.

 

 

 

 

Poster PDF: 221124gs

 

 

■We will implement adequate measures to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection■

・If you have a symptom related to cold (fever, cough, sore throat, etc.), please refrain from participating in the seminar.

・Please wear a mask.

・The maximum number of participants is limited to 50 (If we exceed the 50 people, we will request you please join with Zoom or to take the course through e-learning. If you would like to take the e-learning course, please contact at the e-mail address provided below)

 

Email address for correspondance：

higo-program[atmark]jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp （[atmark]→@）