From 8 to 12 January, a delegation of Assembly Members from Ehime prefecture visited Melbourne and Sydney. They dropped by our office after promoting Japanese sake brewed in Ehime in Melbourne and just before visiting companies in Sydney to discuss the promotion of Japanese food.
Ehime prefecture is ramping up its efforts to promote their local specialties since their exhibition at the Iron Chef All Stars event held at the Sydney Opera House last August. They are also conducting a unique project to promote international exchanges and tourism through cycling. We will continue to support their promotions in Australia.Our Director, Mr Kamibo, gave an outline of Australia, existing exchanges between Australia and Japan, and examples of legacies created by the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. After that, they talked about Japanese restaurants in Sydney and possibilities for further international exchanges such as sister-school relationships.
