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Visitation to Auckland Council

On 29 January, CLAIR Sydney staff members visited Ms Kimberley Wu, the International Relations Manager at Auckland Council. Ms Wu was a participant of CLAIR’s a…

Visitation to Wellington City Council

Staff members of CLAIR Sydney visited Wellington City Council to discuss sister cities relations with Sakai city, Japan. They met with Tom Yuan, International …

Visit to Adelaide Hills Council

On 13 Dec, Mr Yuta Watanabe, an Assistant Director at CLAIR Sydney, visited Adelaide Hills Council for his research on regional revitalisation initiatives con…

Consul-General’s Commendation Awarding Ceremony

On 4 Dec, CLAIR Sydney attended the Consul-General’s Commendation Awarding Ceremony held by the Consulate-General of Japan, Sydney. Ms Atsuko Kobayas…

Visit to Wellers Hill State School

On 3 Dec, staff from CLAIR Sydney visited Wellers Hill State School in Queensland. The school is widely known as one that puts a lot of efforts into Japanese langua…

Reception Celebrating the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan

On 30 Nov, a reception celebrating the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan was held at the official residence of the Consul-General of Japan in Sydney. Th…

Study Tour at Surf Coast Shire Council

From 14 to 19 Nov, Mr Yuta Watanabe, Assistant Director at CLAIR Sydney, visited Surf Coast Shire Council in Victoria for his study tour on local governments’ reg…

Study Tour at the City of Wollongong

From 12 to 16 Nov, Mr Toru Sugawara, Assistant Director at CLAIR Sydney interned at the City of Wollongong, NSW.

Through his internship in Wollongong, Mr Sugawar…

National Symposium on Japanese Language Education 2018

The National Symposium on Japanese Language Education was held at the University of Technology, Sydney, on 2 and 3 Nov. The symposium is a biennial event held alt…

LGNSW annual conference

On 21-23 October, CLAIR Sydney participated in the Local Government NSW (LGNSW) annual conference in Albury. CLAIR ran a booth to promote our activities and sis…

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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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