Editing Kobe (section)

==International relations==

'''Sister cities'''
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}
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Kobe's [[Sister city|sister cities]] are:<ref name=sisters>{{cite web |title=About Kobe|url=https://global.kobe-investment.jp/english/info-kobe.php|publisher=Global Kobe Investment|access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], Spain (1993)
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia (1985)
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Incheon]], South Korea (2010)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Genoa]], [[Liguria]], Italy (1963)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marseille]], [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]], France (1961)
*{{flagicon|LVA}} [[Riga]], Latvia (1974)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil (1969)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|WA]], United States (1957)
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tianjin]], China (1973)
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Aberdeen]], United Kingdom (2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/news/hydrogen-twin-cities-award-aberdeen-and-kobe-japan | title=Hydrogen Twin Cities Award for Aberdeen and Kobe, Japan &#124; Aberdeen City Council | date=November 16, 2022 }}</ref>
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'''Friendship and cooperation cities'''
Kobe also cooperates with:<ref name=sisters/>
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*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Daegu]], South Korea (2010)
*{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Faisalabad]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan (2000)
*{{flagicon|RWA}} [[Kigali]], Rwanda (2016)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], United States (1986)
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A memorandum of understanding on the possible establishment of sister city relations in the future was concluded in 2019 with [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kobe, Ahmedabad to be sister cities|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/kobe-ahmedabad-to-be-sister-cities/articleshow/69980264.cms|access-date=March 10, 2022|publisher=Times of India|date=June 27, 2019}}</ref>

'''Sister ports'''
The [[Port of Kobe]]'s sister ports are:<ref name=sisters/>
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*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Port of Rotterdam]], Netherlands (1967)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Port of Seattle]], United States (1967)
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Port of Tianjin]], China
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