The sister city agreement with Cambridge was established with the Town of Yatabe at first, but was succeeded by Tsukuba City in 1984 when the town became a part of the new City of Tsukuba. Cambridge City is part of the State of Massachusetts in the northeastern part of the United States, and is located next to Boston, the State capital, with Charles River flowing in between.
The area was developed in 1630s as a satellite town of Boston which became a city in 1846. It was once a prosperous center of American industries such as machine and textile industries, but these industries underwent a serious decline in the 1940s and 1950s. Henceforth, firms, universities and the administration concentrated their joint efforts on reviving the industries through re-development. Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in the center of the city, played a major role in the re-development, promoting the accumulation of advanced industries.
Consequently, the city is known today as one of the leading centers for the collection and provision of information on the most advanced technologies in the U.S. Cambridge shares numerous characteristics with Tsukuba as they are both research cities that endeavor to create substantial links among universities and private firm laboratories.
Topics: International Relations, Sister Cities
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