March is the last month of the financial year in Japan. Every officer in Japanese local government is now struggling to complete his or her tasks within the month b…
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［February 2016］
6 – Benefit of Local Allocation Tax – A Year of Local Governments in Japan
February is the peak of Japanese winter resulting in high accumulation of snow. Many Australians, New Zealanders and of course, Japanese, enjoy skiing in Japan …
［January 2016］
5 – Preparing Next Year’s Budget – A Year of Local Governments in Japan
AKEMASHITE OMEDETO! (Happy New Year!)
The financial year in Japan starts in April, so right now every Japanese local government is compiling next year’s budget…
［December 2015］
4 – Holidays in Japan – A Year of Local Governments in Japan
In Japan, there are 15 public holidays as provided for by national government law. Next year will see the introduction of a new public holiday, Yama no hi (Mountai…
［November 2015］
3 – Discussion at Assemblies – A Year of Local Governments in Japan
In Japan, most local governments hold a regular assembly session from late November to early December. Regular sessions must be held four times a year and local g…
［October 2015］
2 – School sports day in Japan – A Year of Local Governments in Japan
In Japan, the hot and humid summer has gone, and now October is the best month to participate in many different kinds of sports. Health Sports Day is a national holi…
［September 2015］
1 – Outline of Local Governments in Japan – A Year of Local Governments in Japan
As you may already know, I have worked for four local governments in Japan during my career (Niigata Prefecture, Yokohama City, Wakayama Prefecture and Sakai Ci…
［July 2015］
Farewell Message from Director Yasuhiko Tanabe
My term of office as the Director of the Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR, Sydney) will sadly come to an end soon and I will go back to Japan on 24 July for my new as…
［June 2015］
Japanese Local Governments and Pets
In New South Wales, pet registrations are recorded on the NSW Companion Animal Register. Dogs must be registered by six months and by an owner 18 years of age or ov…
［May 2015］
Japanese local government and tourism
Most Japanese local governments think it’s very important to regenerate local vitality by promoting tourism.
As you know, Japan is relatively a small country, …
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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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