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Welcome to Ube City

Ube City is an industrial city with an area of approximately 287 square kilometres and a population of approximately 160,000, and is the third largest city in Yam…

Welcome to Nonoichi City

Located near the centre of Ishikawa Prefecture, Nonoichi is the smallest city in the area with just 13.56 square kilometres of land. Yet it is well populated and d…

Welcome to Susono City

Susono is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture that stretches out along the foot of Mount Fuji. It is an industrial city surrounded by nature, with Mount Hakone G…

Welcome to Kumagaya City

Kumagaya City is located in the northern part of Saitama Prefecture, approximately 50 to 70km from central Tokyo. Two major rivers, the Arakawa and Tone Rivers, …

Welcome to Toyama

Toyama Prefecture is located almost equal distance from Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. It is approximately two hours on the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tokyo and To…

Welcome to Hyogo

World Masters Games, an International Multi-sport Event for Lifetime Sports

The World Masters Games (WMG) is an international multi-sport athletic competit…

Welcome to Okayama

Okayama Prefecture is located in the centre of western Japan, adjacent to Hyogo Prefecture in the east and Hiroshima Prefecture in the west. Okayama Prefect

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2019/2020 CLAIR FORUM

2019/2020 CLAIR Forum

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When: Thursday 20 February, 2020  1:00pm – 4:30pm Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney Seminar Room On 20 February, CLAIR Sydney held the …

2018/2019 CLAIR FORUM

2018/2019 CLAIR Forum

P3081241_resize When: Friday 8 March, 2019 1:00pm – 4:30pm Venue: NeW Space (The University of Newcastle) On 8 March, CLAIR Sydney held the 2019 CLAIR Forum …

Welcome to Konosu City

Located in the centre of Saitama Prefecture, Konosu City was originally developed as the ‘Konosu-juku’ post station along the Nakasendo route, one of the five m…

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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.
     
  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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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

  • 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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