ABSTRACT
Mitaka city is one of the most advanced examples of administration reform and citizen participation based on New Public Management thought in Japan. The significant opportunity of Mitaka’s innovative attempts was the accumulation of ‘civic entrepreneurship’ culture in the local council by successive city mayors. With regard to the SOHO City concept as a substantial project, the Mitaka City Council office and Machizukuri Corporation Mitaka (MCM) supported the promotion of a new style of work in SOHO (Small Office Home Office), which was appropriated to foster micro-scale autonomy in local residents. Furthermore, they could organise various autonomous projects in local society via information and communication technology. This urban regeneration policy of Mitaka city had a limited relationship with the central government policy of revitalising city centres.
