Samurai Festival in Sydney 2016
A group of Samurai students visiting Australia from Minami Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture.
In early August, eight Samurai cam…
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Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival is one of the oldest and most famous fireworks displays in Japan. This festival is held on the last …
Sakai City, Osaka
– Sister City Relationship through Marathon Events
Commemorating the opening of the Kansai International Airport, Sakai City as well as nine other citi…
Travel journal from the Editor – Kochi
In May 2016, I went back to Japan for two weeks. It was the first time for me to go back in two years so I was very excited! To maximize time with my family I spent the enti…
Ide Town, Kyoto
– Cherry blossom and Firefly Festival ‘OIDEYASU (welcome in Japanese) IDE TOWN’
You will be warmly greeted with the friendly Kyoto dialect phrases like o…
Asahikawa City, Hokkaido
Asahikawa Summer Festival is one of the biggest summer events in northern Hokkaido. Approximately 900,000 people attend this 3-day event every year.
On the fir…
Rokunohe Town, Aomori
Rokunohe Autumn Festival in Rokunohe, Aomori
On paper, Rokunohe is a small, quiet rural town in the big prefecture of Aomori. However, over the course of three da…
Wakayama City
MATSURI (festivals) throughout the year in Wakayama City
“Wakamatsuri” is a nearly 400 year-old traditional Matsuri held at Toshogu Shrine in the middle of May…
Kobe City
“Shun Setsu”(Chinese Lunar New Year Festival) in Nankinmachi, Kobe City
Nankinmachi is Kobe’s lively Chinatown which is one of the 3 major Chinatowns in Japan.…
Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki has a very pleasant and relatively warmer climate compared to other areas of Japan even during winter. There is always plenty of sunshine to go around ri…
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From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.During the joint training, the athletes deepened their connections, and in the competition, the Fukuoka swimmers achieved remarkable success, earning numerous medals.The visit is based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2023 between the Fukuoka Prefecture, the Fukuoka Swimming Association, and Swimming NSW. CLAIR Sydney received a request from Fukuoka Prefecture to assist them with their activities and accompanied them during some parts of their visit.We will continue to support and deepen exchanges in the field of sports between Fukuoka Prefecture and NSW.To all the athletes, coaches, and accompanying staffs, Otsukaresamadeshita!
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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 latest issue of our correspondence is released.
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To investigate environmental countermeasures, a student and her chaperone from Hikone Technological High School of Shiga Prefecture visited Australia from late July to early August. CLAIR Sydney conducted a briefing on 29 July about Australia’s culture and customs, and accompanied the group to a company visit in Brisbane on 31 July, where the company, known for producing products using a type of seaweed called Asparagopsis, shared insights into their research and production processes.
During the visit, they received information on efforts to reduce methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis, viewed from a carbon-neutral perspective. The student’s proactive participation in the meetings, driven by a desire to engage in environmental initiatives in the future, was impressive.
In addition to the briefing and accompaniment, we also reached out to the company to request a representative to discuss their Asparagopsis research. CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the activities of Japanese local governments conducting research on topics related to Australia.
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