On 11 Feb, 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. This was the first reception to celebrate the birthday of his Majesty Emperor Naruhito after his accession to the throne, which marked the start of the Reiwa Era. There were more than 250 guests invited to the reception, which included various representatives from the NSW Government, Japanese government organisations, companies, and affiliated organisations.
CLAIR Sydney ran a booth at the reception to provide general information and tourist destination information on Japanese local governments that have a sister city relationship with local government areas in New South Wales and the Northern Territory, the two Australian states under the jurisdiction of the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney. Many guests who visited our booth showed a keen interest learning about sister city exchanges between Australia and Japan, and some of them stopped by to find information on the local governments in Japan that have a sister city relationship with their local council area.
CLAIR Sydney will continue to support sister city exchanges between Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
