About Community Meetings Spreading from Shopping Streets (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

The Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-Kanto) will hold a seminar on creating a “mechanism” that is closely connected to the community, attracts people to the shopping district on a sustainable basis, and keeps visitors coming back to the district as repeaters. By providing opportunities for exchange among participants, the seminar aims to strengthen networking and generate ideas and practical measures for the development of shopping arcades. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend!

【Outline of Implementation】
Date and Time︓Friday, February 21, 2025, 13︓30~16︓30

Place: Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co.
※5 minutes walk from New South Exit of JR Shibuya Station
※On-site event(Participation is on-site only. Online participation is not accepted.)

Participation fee/capacity ︓No information/capacity of 100 persons

Target︓Persons involved in or interested in commercial district revitalization and community development, local government officials, etc.

Program︓13:00 inauguration
Program︓13:30~13:40 Opening Remarks
Program︓13:40~14:40 Case studies by speakers (15 minutes x 4 cases)
Program︓=Break (10 minutes)=
Program︓14:50~15:40 panel discussion
Program︓15:40~16:00 question and answer session
Program︓16:00~16:30 Spikenard Swap Meetings / Networking Sessions
Program︓16:30 Closing Remarks
※Case studies and panelists
Creating a village with a sense of circulation and entertainment. Creating a town that attracts visitors and creates an exchange population
Mr. Keizaburo Sakurayama (Ogo Town, Ibaraki Prefecture / Ogo Town Shopping Street)
Giving shape to the “I want to try it!” that is possible only in rural areas
Hiroki Nakagawa (Ichinokido Shopping Street, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture)
It's okay to keep the shutters closed. Tobichi shopping district created with a new sense of values
Kota Akahane (Tatsuno Town, Nagano Prefecture/Tobichi Shopping Street)
But let's do it!” Efforts to revitalize local communities using the Osaka-Kansai Expo
Eiri Okamoto (demoexpo, a general incorporated association)

For more information, please see this flyer.
https://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/seisaku/shogyo/data/r6fy_chiikikouryuukai.pdf

Organizer︓Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Co-organizer︓Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan

【How to apply】
Please fill in the required information from this URL link.
https://mm-enquete-cnt.meti.go.jp/form/pub/kanto02/sangyoushinkou
※If more than one person from a single organization or institution is attending, please apply for each person individually.

For more information about this social event, click here.
https://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/seisaku/shogyo/r6fy_chiikikouryuukai.html

【Application Deadline】
Until 17︓00 on February 14, 2025 (Friday) ※Close when capacity is reached.

【contact information (for inquiries) 】
Commercial Promotion Office, Distribution and Service Industry Division, Industry Department, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
phone︓048-600-0286