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JET Programme Returnee and Alumni Career Networking Seminar

On Tuesday March26th, the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney hosted the JET Programme Returnee and Alumni Career Networking Seminar at the JETRO Sydney offi…

Tokyo Metropolitan Koiwa High School Teachers’ Visit to CLAIR, Sydney

On March 26th, Mr Takeyasu Kazami and Daisuke Shibata from Tokyo Metropolitan Koiwa High School visited our office. Koiwa High School is designated as one of Int…

Sister City relationship signing ceremony between Mihara, Japan and Palmerston North, New Zealand

The sister city relationship signing ceremony between Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture and Palmerston North was held in Palmerston North, New Zealand on Mar…

Sister Cities New Zealand Conference 2019

On March 21 st to 23rd , the Sister Cities New Zealand Conference 2019 was held in Palmerston North, New Zealand. There were approximately 150 attendees from gove…

Icebreaker Shirase Port of Call in Sydney

On March 20th, a reception was held on board the Japanese icebreaker, Shirase, which docked at Sydney on its way back to Japan after the 60th Japanese Antarctic Re…

UQ Careers Fair 2019

On March 20th, the UQ Careers Fair 2019 was held at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The Fair is mainly for students of the university. CLAIR Sydney joine…

Cowra Festival of International Understanding

From March 15th to 17th, the Cowra Festival of International Understanding was held in Cowra, a town 320 kilometres west of Sydney. The festival has been held ann…

Surfing’s Olympic Debut at Tokyo 2020

Surfing will make its debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the competitions will be held in Chiba Prefecture, which is located just outside of Tokyo. As Austral…

Perth Japan Festival 2019

On March 9th, CLAIR Sydney ran a booth at the Perth Japan Festival 2019. The Perth Japan Festival is an event that showcases various aspects of Japanese culture, f…

2019 CLAIR Forum

On March 8th, CLAIR Sydney held the 2019 CLAIR Forum in Newcastle, in collaboration with the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Tech…

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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

  • 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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