Yokohama’s Next-Generation Project

In conjunction with international conferences and exhibitions, Yokohama is implementing various projects to enlighten the next generation and prepare them to take the lead on the issues that define our times. Yokohama welcomes researchers who are active in Japan and abroad to lead lectures, workshops, and other courses for young students in the city.

Through exchanges with internationally active researchers and hands-on training that is not available in schools, this project provides opportunities for the students who will become society’s future leaders to think about their career trajectory by exposing them to cutting-edge technology and new ways of thinking. These programs can be easily incorporated into any conference or convention, creating a tangible legacy for your event.

Terms & Conditions

This program is applicable to events arranged for young students in Yokohama, held in conjunction with a conference/exhibition in Yokohama (e.g., special lectures, hands-on classes, or experimental workshops).

Support Yokohama and the Japan Association for the World Food Programme

Help end world hunger by donating to the Japan Association for the World Food Programme, the official liaison in Japan with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Your contribution will support the following:

1School meals (A 1 euro contribution will fund four days of school meals for one child)

or

2WFP’s food and nutrition assistance

For example, by donating 1 euro of the registration fee collected from every delegate, your event will help the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 4 (Quality Education), with each donation funding four days of school meals for one child.

3. Contribute to Local Activities in Yokohama

The City of Yokohama offers business event organizers opportunities to support local activities that promote solutions to social issues related to urban development in Yokohama. Event organizers can contribute in a meaningful way to efforts toward sustainability in the local community by selecting specific projects and uses and making donations through Yokohama’s furusato nozei (local tax donation) program.

1Protect the Environment!
(Yokohama City Environmental Conservation Fund)

2Preserve Water Sources!
(Yokohama City Water Furusato Doshi Forest Fund)

3Preserve Forest Areas!
(Yokohama City Cooperative Forest Fund)

4Protect Historical Buildings!
(Historic Landscape Preservation and Utilization Project)