Regional Promotion Seminar (Kansai Bloc)

January 14, 2009

On January 20 (Tue), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host a second Regional 　Promotion Seminar (Kansai Bloc) for local governments to advertise the policies and charm of the region to the diplomatic corps in Tokyo.
In the seminar, the prefectural governments of Fukui, Osaka, Hyogo, and Nara and the municipal governments of Osaka, Sakai, and Kobe will give a presentation on its regional policy and charm. It is expected that through this open exchange between the local governments and the diplomatic corps, understanding of Japan’s provincial areas will be promoted and a network between the local governments and the diplomatic corps created.
In this fiscal year, the first seminar of this kind was held for the Kyushu Bloc last November, and the third seminar is scheduled to be held for the Kanto Bloc on February 26 (Thu). Seminars are under consideration for other blocks for subsequent fiscal years.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been providing various kinds of cooperation to support the various international efforts being made by the local governments and this seminar is being held as part of such cooperation.

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