[Press Release] "Taking the opportunity for the first anniversary of the establishment of the Yokohama City Americas Office, Mayor Hayashi will promote Yokohama's excellent business environment in New York!"

　Yokohama City opened its Americas office in New York in November 2018 as a new overseas base. The office focuses on attracting companies to attract the vitality of the Americas region to Yokohama, and is conducting policy surveys to promote international business utilizing local mobility and to lead to future measures.
　On the occasion of the first anniversary of the establishment of the Americas Office, Mayor Hayashi visited New York to publicize Yokohama's excellent business environment to U.S. companies and people in New York City.
　At the same time, he visited the State University of New York, Stony Brook, where he gave a lecture to the students of the school. In addition, they met with Peter Gerb, Governor of the Metropolitan Opera, and exchanged views on sustainable theater management and the development of the next generation through cultural arts.