The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency has announced that it will hold a training session and inspection tour for shopping arcades.

Machi-Start,” a course for fostering human resources for city development, will be held.

Machi Start,” a course aimed at fostering human resources capable of improving the value of local communities by involving all parties concerned, will be held from February 4 (Tue.) to 7 (Fri.), 2025.
For more information, please visit the following website
https://www.chusho.meti.go.jp/shogyo/shogyo/seminar.html

Participants are now being sought for the “Our Town Shopping District Award 2024” inspection tour and exchange of opinions.

With the aim of sharing the initiatives of the award winners with the general public and promoting the horizontal development of the award to other shopping arcades nationwide, inspection tours to award-winning shopping arcades and meetings for exchanging opinions will be held at 10 locations throughout Japan. Participants will be able to visit award-winning shopping arcades and learn about actual examples of their initiatives, as well as exchange opinions and build networks with people involved in shopping arcades and support organizations. In addition, they can consult with experts and specialists in support of shopping arcades. For more information, please visit the following website
https://www.chusho.meti.go.jp/shogyo/shogyo/award/tour2024.html

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