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>>4 – 9 June - Cooperation between Yokohama's Short Shorts Film Festival &
Asia and Frankfurt's Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival
The Japanese film festival "Nippon Connection", which is being held for the 13th time in Frankfurt, picks up on the
city partnership between Frankfurt and Yokohama, and will show films related to Yokohama on three special evenings.
A new cooperation between Nippon Connection and Yokohama's Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, which was arranged by
the City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative Office, made it possible to invite two directors and one professor
of film studies to come to Frankfurt.
The first Yokohama-related film to be shown is "Utopia Sounds" by director Akihiro Mima, graduate of the Tokyo
University of the Arts Graduate School for Film and New Media, which is located in Yokohama. This cooperation has
been going on for a few years. The director will be present.
The second special evening is dedicated to short films, in cooperation with Yokohama's famous Short Shorts Film
Festival & Asia. Six short films will be shown, among them award-winning ones. Director Ben Suzuki, whose
award-winning film "A Day in the Life of Beijing Hutong" will be shown, will be present and give remarks.
Finally, a third special evening will focus on animation films. Professor Akiko Okamoto, head of the Animation
section at the Graduate School for Film and New Media, will give a talk and introduce animated films.
The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative Office also supports the cultural programme of Nippon Connection.
Ms. Maria Deutsch, in charge of City Promotion at the Representative Office, will hold a workshop about kimono
and yukata.
Press release (German)
More information: http://www.nipponconnection.com
15 April 2012
The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative office supported the
Shinyokohama Raumen Museum, a unique theme park dedicated to Japanese "ramen" noodles, on their visit to Europe
last November (see below). The first part of the documentary, filmed in Paris, France, is now online.
25 March 2013
Photo © Prof. Carlos Moreno
At the 5 Plus City Forum in Paris, Naoki Mimuro, Chief
Representative of The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative Office, participated as a panelist in the first session
and spoke about G30, Future City Initiative and Yokohama Smart City Project.
6 March 2013
The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative office supported the
Shinyokohama Raumen Museum, a unique theme park dedicated to Japanese "ramen" noodles, on their visit to Europe
last November. The team from Shinyokohama Raumen Museum researched and filmed a documentary about ramen in France and Germany.
The Representative Office supported the team with coordination, interpreting and general assistance.
23 January 2013
Our January 2013 Newsletter is now online.
Season's Greetings
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28 November 2012
The 3 Partner Cities, Yokohama, Lyon and Frankfurt got together at POLLUTEC 2012
in Lyon to share experiences with regards to the development of a smart and sustainable city and solutions to fight against
climate change on the occasion of POLLUTEC 2012. There are a lot of opportunities for future common projects of the
Euro-Asian Partner City triangle.
16 October 2012
At a symposium on solar heat in Düsseldorf, Chief Representative Naoki Mimuro spoke about the solar-thermal
market in Japan and Germany, and Yokohama Smart City Project.
8 October 2012
Mayor Fumiko Hayashi visited Copenhagen to attend the
Global Green Growth Forum (3GF). The forum was launched in Copenhagen in 2011 by the government of Denmark and
offers an opportunity for global economic and political leaders to exchange views and discuss new ways of green
and sustainable economic growth. Mayor Hayashi was invited by the City of Copehagen to speak at the "C40 Cities
and Green Growth" session.
(photo: Yokohama's Mayor Ms. Fumiko Hayashi together with Copenhagen's Lord Mayor Mr. Frank Jensen)
27 September 2012
Our September 2012 Newsletter is now online.
03 September 2012
Chief Representative Naoki Mimuro visited Frankfurt's new Mayor Peter Feldmann at his office. They discussed the cities'
partnership relations and exchange activities. Chief Representative Mimuro presented the Mayor with a formal letter of
gratitude from the head of Madoka, the Sendai day care center for disabled people that was rebuilt with the help of
a large donation from Frankfurt.
02 July 2012
The German-Japanese Association of Frankfurt and the
Japanese-German Association of Yokohama sign their friendship agreement
in Frankfurt's City Hall.
28 May 2012
On her last Asia trip as the mayor of Frankfurt Dr. h.c. Petra Roth visits Yokohama
and receives the honorary title of "Yokohama International Partnership Ambassador".
8 May 2012
Our May 2012 Newsletter is now online.
6 May 2012
The City of Yokohama Frankfurt Representative Office was happy contributed to the
Nippon Connection Film Festival again this year. In a special effort, City Promotion Officer Ms. Maria Deutsch
held a workshop about kimono,
the traditional Japanese dress.
14 April 2012
Chief Representative Naoki Mimuro was one of the speakers at the Luminale
Pecha Kucha Night at the German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt. He presented
Smart-Illumination Yokohama, an illumination event similar to Frankfurt's
Luminale. The next Smart-Illumination Yokohama will take place in October 2012.
9 March 2012
On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the Great East-Japan Earthquake and tsunami disaster, the Japanese
consulate general in Frankfurt organised a reception to thank the Rhein-Main region for its strong support.
The City of Yokohama thanks the City of Frankfurt and its citizens, who through a large donation enabled
the reconstruction of a facility for the disabled in Sendai.
This is once more evidence for the strong ties between Frankfurt and Yokohama.
03-05 November 2011
The Mayor of Yokohama, Ms. Fumiko Hayashi, visited Frankfurt
26 September 2011
Mayor Petra Roth of Frankfurt visited Yokohama, where she and Mayor Fumiko Hayashi signed the partnership agreement.
16 June 2011
News article: Yokohama coordinates the relief donations offered by the city of Frankfurt to help rebuild the city
of Sendai, which was heavily affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
9 September 2010
The mayors of Frankfurt am Main and Yokohama, Petra Roth and Fumiko
Hayashi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding
directed towards a future city partnership
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