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Delegation from Sannohe Visited their Sister City, Tamworth

On 11 November, Mr MATSUO Kazuhiko, Mayor of Sannohe Town in Aomori Prefecture and town representatives visited their sister city, Tamworth in New South Wales. …

Campbelltown-Koshigaya Sister City 35th Anniversary Celebration

On 2 November, an agreement signing ceremony to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Campbelltown-Koshigaya sister city relationship was held in the Campb…

Newsletter No.142

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Newsletter No.142

Newsletter No.142

JET Returnee Welcome Function in Melbourne

On 30 Oct, the Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne hosted a welcome function for recent JET returnees.

Nine returnees joined the function and deepened thei…

Support Activities for Tome City

On 28 Oct, Mr SATO Yoshihiro, Deputy Director of the Planning Department in Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, met with Cr Darren Everard, Deputy Mayor of Fraser Coas…

JET Programme Returnees Reception (Perth)

On 24 Oct, the 2019 JET Programme Returnees Reception was held at the Official Residence of the Consul-General of Japan in Perth.

Four recent returnees attended …

35th Anniversary Events of the Queensland and Saitama Sister State-Prefecture Relationship

On 17 Oct, a state reception to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Queensland-Saitama Sister State-Prefecture relationship was held in the Queensland Pa…

Saitama Parliamentary Association for Japan-Australia Friendship Australia Delegation Visited CLAIR Sydney

On 16 Oct, the Saitama Parliamentary Association for Japan-Australia Friendship Australia Delegation visited the CLAIR Sydney office. The delegation visit…

Ehime Prefecture Visited CLAIR Sydney

On 15 October, Mr FUJIWARA Eiji, Mr TANINAKA Kota, and Mr SHIGEOKA Naoki from the Ehime Prefectural Government visited the CLAIR Sydney office. The Ehime Prefec…

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The sister city relationship between Nagoya City and City of Sydney will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2025.
     
    The Nagoya City official who came to Australia to participate in the Australian Multiculturalism Study Tour hosted by CLAIR Sydney, paid a visit to Sydney City Town Hall on Friday 24 November, and we assisted his visit. In addition to sharing information on the status of exchanges between the two cities’ sister zoos (Taronga Zoo and Higashiyama Zoo) and international exchanges in Nagoya City, a preliminary meeting was held for Deputy Mayor Matsuo’s visit to Sydney for December 2023.
     
    With the landmark year only two years away, CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the exchanges between the two cities.
     
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  • 2022/2023 CLAIR Forum

    On 3 March, CLAIR Sydney held the CLAIR Forum 2023 in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS: IPPG).

    This year’s theme was ‘Multisectoral Approach for Regional Revitalisation’. At the event, two members from CLAIR Sydney and Carol Mills from UTS: IPPG and Andrew Francis from Parkes Council made a comprehensive presentation each on local government policies and strategies that have revitalised local communities and economies in Japan and Australia during the current ongoing pandemic.

    Date: Friday 3 March 2023

    Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Seminar Room

    Speakers and topics:

    – Ms Shimizu (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Sustainable Urban Development Project in the Tokyo Bay Area

    – ​​ Prof Mills (Director, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations for Sustainable Urban Development with Reference to Sydney Parklands

    – Mr Inoue (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Approaches taken by Mihara City to Tackle Population Decline

    – ​Mr Francis (Director Infrastructure and Strategic Futures, Parkes Council)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations with Reference to the Parkes Special Activation Precinct

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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