The Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
The Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR)
The Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR）is an international organization of local governments established in 1996, ehose aim is to promote interaction and cooperation within the Northeast Asia Region, and contribute to mutual deveropment and world peace. Currently NEAR consists of 78 participating local governments in the six countries of the People's Republic of China,Japan,Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia and Russian Federation (as of January 2020).
Organization of NEAR
What is the Environment Subcommittee？
Subcommittees are established within the NEAR organization to implement projects proposed by participating local governments. Toyama Prefecture, with assistance feom NPEC, is responsible for the liaison and coordination of the Environmental Subcommittee.