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Aomori tourism promotion

Staff members of Aomori prefectural government and hotel industry representatives visited Sydney to promote Aomori tourism from 9 February. CLAIR gave the vi…

Interviews regarding women’s participation in the workforce in New Zealand

To research women’s participation in the workforce, Assistant Director Hirasawa visited Wellington City Council from 23-25 February. Gender equity in New Ze…

Assisting Hiroshima Convention Bureau’s promotion of tourism

Two staff members of Hiroshima Convention Bureau came to Australia to promote their tourism industry through visits to local travel agencies and media.

At JNTO…

Presentation for Ikeda City’s Mayor on Australia Sister City Activities

The Mayor of Ikeda City (Osaka prefecture) and staff came to our office on 2 February for our Director’s presentation on Australian Governments and sister city r…

Newsletter No.84

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Hamamatsu City, Sister City honoured on Anniversary- The relationship between Brisbane an

JETAA WA Activities

JET Returnees 2015 Having Your Ramen and Eating It

    ~ Article by JETAA WA ~

This January, JETAAWA welcomed seven of the ten new JET returnees to Western Australia.…

Sister City honoured on Anniversary – The relationship between Brisbane and Kobe –

~ Article and photos by Brisbane City Council ~

Brisbane City Council has presented sister city, Kobe in Japan with a special memorial plaque on the 20th annivers…

Newsletter No.83

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Tottori Prefecture, Matsuri in Sydney 2014, Japanese agricultural delegation from Shikao

Japanese agricultural delegation from Shikaoi Town visit Australian farms

From 1 to 7 December, a Japanese delegation from Shikaoi Town in Hokkaido – for whom assistant director Hiromi Hakuta worked – visited Sydney to learn about agric…

Matsuri in Sydney 2014

The “Matsuri in Sydney 2014” was held in Darling Harbour on 13 December, a beautiful summery day.

This festival aims to showcase the various aspects of Japanese c…

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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

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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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