Monday, December 11, 2023
Japan‘s Yokohama city, a popular tourist destination, palns to boost their tourism sector with sustainable and tech-savvy initiatives.
Yokohama city of Japan is a popular tourist destination. It further intends to grow its tourist influx by making the city more sustainable and smart.
To realise this vision, Yokohama City organised the Y-Ship global event.
It aimed to establish an innovative and smart city. Through collaborations with start-ups from across the world and companies from Asia-Africa’s emerging countries this is possible.
Mayor Taake Haru Yamanaka explained the history of Yokohama and appealed for the cooperation of participating countries to realise the Smart city vision.
Toru Hashimoto, the organizer of Y-Ship, said that the city of Yokohama created new technologies. These they can introduce into Japan since the opening of the port some 160 years ago.
He said that there are major urban problems and climate change around the world, and various new innovations are necessary.
Together with their colleagues from all over the world and people; developed countries and developing countries, they will create new innovations in Yokohama. This is an international conference which aims at this purpose.
He added that there may be many international collaborations through this event and the Japanese incinerator company has established a Branch in the Philippines to develop its business further.
Hashimoto further said that it is very important to have a city that is “liveable, safe and secure”.
A participant from the Philippines admired Y-Ship’s achievement. He also said that this is something he would like to see in his city.
The Yokohama city has already confirmed its charm and is now prepping to grow up as a more sustainable, innovative and liveable city.
Y-Ship is indeed a launching event to a glorious future.
Tags: japan, sustainable tourism, Y-Ship, Yokohama
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