[January 2022]
New Year Greetings from CLAIR Sydney

On behalf of all of the staff at CLAIR Sydney, I would like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year.

In the past two years, the lives of the people of Australia, New Zealand, and the rest of the world have changed in unprecedented ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost every country in the world has been faced with the challenging and arduous task of managing the pandemic and combating the virus. CLAIR Sydney staff hope that the situation will improve significantly in this new year with the high vaccination rates, development and availability of new drugs, and the collective actions of the people in the world.

CLAIR Sydney has continued our activities on a reduced scale in the past two years. Although most of our activities are still online-based, since the easing of restrictions in New South Wales, we have restarted our in-person activities by taking part in events in a COVID safe manner. You can find reports of our recent activities in this newsletter. We hope that we can have many more opportunities to meet you at upcoming events and meetings in this new year.

We hope that you will take care of yourself and that you, your family, and the wider communities around you will stay well and healthy in 2022.

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  • To investigate environmental countermeasures, a student and her chaperone from Hikone Technological High School of Shiga Prefecture visited Australia from late July to early August. CLAIR Sydney conducted a briefing on 29 July about Australia’s culture and customs, and accompanied the group to a company visit in Brisbane on 31 July, where the company, known for producing products using a type of seaweed called Asparagopsis, shared insights into their research and production processes.

    During the visit, they received information on efforts to reduce methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis, viewed from a carbon-neutral perspective. The student’s proactive participation in the meetings, driven by a desire to engage in environmental initiatives in the future, was impressive.

    In addition to the briefing and accompaniment, we also reached out to the company to request a representative to discuss their Asparagopsis research. CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the activities of Japanese local governments conducting research on topics related to Australia.

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