Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)

Key events

2025

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Roundtable on Shaping Livable and Productive City through Urban Planning and Quality Infrastructure

August 1, 2025

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TICAD9 Thematic event “Africa’s Urban Awakening: Catalyzing Economic Growth and Jobs”

July 30, 2025

TDLC Indonesia Speakers

TDLC Participates in Indonesia International Conference on Infrastructure to Share Japanese Extended Producers Responsibility Approach

July 17, 2025

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A knowledge event on Urban infrastructure asset management

June 6, 2025

land management, land use, land conference

Event Implementation Report: Shaping Space: Responding to Economic and Demographic Evolution through Land Use and Urban Management in Japan and other Asian Countries

April 18, 2025

URL Forum TDLC Speakers

World Bank URL Forum Reportage : Livable Cities in Japan - Leveraging Effective Urban Planning, Private Sector Participation, and Stakeholder Engagement

February 7, 2025

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Pursuing Livable Cities in collaboration with the private sector: TDLC Presents at Asia PPP Promotion Council (APPC)

January 22, 2025

2024

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20 Years of TDLC: Connecting Japan’s Urban Expertise with the World

December 3, 2024

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Becoming Green and Resilient Cities - TDLC participates in Asia Smart City Conference, Yokohama -

October 31, 2024

TDLC and OECD Organize Conference on Jobs and Urbanization in Africa

October 25, 2024

TDLC Participates in CityNet Benchmarking Initiative in Yokohama_1

TDLC Participates in CityNet Benchmarking Initiative in Yokohama

August 1, 2024

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TDLC Consults City Partner Cities to Inform Upcoming Phase V Program

June 21, 2024

Understanding Risk Forum 2024 TDLC Focus Day Session: Designing Resilient Cities through Data-Driven Solutions in a Riskier W

Understanding Risk Forum 2024 TDLC Focus Day Session: Designing Resilient Cities through Data-Driven Solutions in a Riskier World – Lessons Learned from Japan and the World

June 20, 2024

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Towards a Livable Cities Knowledge Hub: TDLC Conducts Stocktaking and Visioning Workshop

June 18, 2024

Governor Sittipunt Participates in Yokohama’s ASCC

Governor Sittipunt Participates in Yokohama’s Asia Smart City Conference

February 1, 2024

2023

Fukuoka city deputy mayor Yasuko Arase attending the World Bank Healthy Cities global analytics launch event

Fukuoka’s Deputy Mayor Participates in the World Bank Healthy Cities Global Analytics Launch Event

December 6, 2023

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Collaboration with the Korea Development Institute to Achieve Development on the Foundation of Knowledge

November 30, 2023

ASCC WB session collage photo

Launch of the World Bank’s Urban Heat Report at Yokohama’s Asia Smart Cities Conference

November 28, 2023

Group photo of RUTDP workshop participants

TDLC at the World Bank Resilient Urban and Regional Development Project (RUTDP) Workshop

November 21, 2023

Mr. Yasuo Furusawa, Renewable Energy Institute and Tokyo Env Public Service Corporation, introduces Japan's waste initiatives

TDLC Participates in 3rd International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning (ICURP)

November 21, 2023

Knowledge Sharing for Development Impact: TDLC’s Technical Deep Dive (TDD) program for FY24

October 30, 2023

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Promoting the linkages between infrastructure investments and human capital development

October 12, 2023

Japan MoE meeting with TDLC

Japan’s Ministry of the Environment visits TDLC

September 28, 2023

WB GD and PM visits Yokohama City Mayor

Bronkhorst visited Japan as the Global Director of Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience, and Land Global Practice

September 1, 2023

TDLC joins JICA Urban Planning Training for Jordan

TDLC joined the Jordan JICA Urban Planning Training for Urban Master Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ)

September 1, 2023

FY23 TDLC Steering Committee

TDLC Braces for Full Program of Knowledge Activities in Fiscal Year 2024

July 31, 2023

Courtesy visit to Mayor Hirohisa Fujii, City of Toyama 1

CPP Caravan in Toyama - Courtesy Visit to Mayor Fujii

July 26, 2023

Chris P. at Utilities for Climate (U4C), Germany

TDLC participates in Utilities for Climate (U4C) Event in Berlin

May 22, 2023

Yokohama City in WB Resilient Cities in Bangkok

TDLC Collaborated with Yokohama City to Contribute to World Bank’s International Workshop on Resilient Cities in Bangkok

May 12, 2023

Hiroshima International Symposium KV

International Symposium “From Recovery to Growth: learning from Hiroshima’s experience” - Dialogue between Hiroshima, Ukraine and other Eastern European and Central Asian Countries -

March 15, 2023

2022

11th Asia Smart City Conference: Smart City Session “Designing Agile Cities for Greater Livability”

November 25, 2022

The 13th Asian-Pacific City Summit Side Event "Healthy Cities in Action: Maximizing Health Co-benefits of Inclusive Urban Investments"

July 28, 2022

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Silver Hues ~ Building Age-Ready Cities Launch Event

May 30, 2022

Expert’s Roundtable Discussion  - Tackling the Zero Carbon Challenge in Cities: Pathways to Achieving Carbon-Neutral and Climate-Smart Cities

April 26, 2022

Translating community-led vision into practice – Applying Yokohama Urban Design Sketchbook in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) and beyond

April 21, 2022

Creative Cities Event Series #3: Achieving Local Economic Development Leveraging Art Festivals

March 2, 2022

World Bank Knowledge Sharing Series on Low Carbon and Climate-Smart Cities#6: Perspective of Carbon Credit Markets in Japan

February 3, 2022

2021

Smart City Expo World Congress 2021 Side Event: Reinventing the Future of Cities Emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic

November 16, 2021

World Bank Knowledge Sharing Series on Low Carbon and Climate-Smart Cities#5: Cap-and-Trade

November 12, 2021

Creative Cities Event Series#2: Launching Event of ‘Kyoto: A Creative City’ Report

November 9, 2021

10th Asia Smart City Conference: World Bank Session “Low Carbon Solutions in Designing Sustainable Cities”

October 28, 2021

World Bank Knowledge Sharing Series on Low Carbon and Climate-Smart Cities #4: Climate-Smart Urban Form (13th Asia-Pacific City Summit Side Event)

October 27, 2021

World Bank Knowledge Sharing Series on Low Carbon Cities #3: Low Carbon Urban Transport

September 29, 2021

Creative Cities Event Series#1: Launching Event for ‘Cities, Culture, and Creativity’ Report

September 16, 2021

World Bank Knowledge Sharing Series on Low Carbon Cities #2: Green and Inclusive Solid Waste Management

July 14, 2021

World Bank Knowledge Sharing Series on Low Carbon Cities #1: Energy-efficient Buildings

April 28, 2021

Trajectory of Compact City Development and QII in Japan: Lessons learned from Toyama

March 26, 2021

Keys to apply QII principles in the fields – Case studies from Fukuoka City and Toyama City

March 2, 2021

Yokohama landscape

9th Asia Smart City Conference: World Bank Session “Pathways to Sustainable Urban Development” 

January 18, 2021

2020

Smart City Live 2020 Side Event: Reinventing Cities with Technology after COVID-19 – Unpacking Ideas from Japan

November 17, 2020

2019

Marine litter at the beach

International Symposium: Challenges and Approaches to Addressing Problems of Marine Litter and Ocean Plastic

November 13, 2019

Mr. Shigenori Tanabe (City of Kobe) talks about the 500 Kobe Accelerator program and its impact on the city’s digitalization initiatives.

8th Asia Smart City Conference

October 8, 2019

The panelists from Transit-oriented Development City Academy Session 3 on Finance

TOD Academy for Latin American Cities in the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities’ (GPSC’s) 3rd Global Meeting

September 16, 2019

Panel session at the side event at 2nd Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference for High-Quality Infrastructure during TICAD7

The 2nd Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference for High-Quality Infrastructure

August 27, 2019

Leaflet: G20 Fukuoka Finance Ministers’ Meeting Side Event: Population Aging and City Management

G20 Fukuoka Finance Ministers’ Meeting Side Event: Population Aging and City Management

June 6, 2019

International Symposium – Visionary cities, Inclusive cities

May 20, 2019

2018

Report cover: What A Waste 2.0

World Bank Hosts Global Book Launch of ‘What a Waste 2.0’

September 27, 2018

Seminar on Quality Infrastructure Investment

Seminar on Quality Infrastructure Investment

September 12, 2018

2017

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Second International Conference on Sustainable Development through Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII)

February 2, 2017

2016

Presentation at the World Bank Smart Cities Conference

World Bank Smart Cities Conference

November 17, 2016

Two women at a health center in Bangladesh

Knowledge Seminar on Results-Based Financing and Output-Based Aid "Bringing Development to Communities to Improve Lives and Achieve Measurable Results: Examples from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya"

October 19, 2016

six speakers at the TOD Knowledge Sharing Seminar

Third TOD Knowledge Sharing Seminar "Japan’s History of TOD and Application of Japanese TOD model in Developing Countries"

May 17, 2016

Two speakers at the International Conference on Sustainable Development through Quality Infrastructure Investment

International Conference on Sustainable Development through Quality Infrastructure Investment

January 20, 2016

2015

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Second TOD Knowledge Sharing Seminar "Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks for PPP in the Tokyo Station Area Redevelopment"

October 8, 2015

World Bank Group Seminar “Toward Sustainable and Inclusive City Development – New City Partnership Program”

July 1, 2015