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JET Alumni Association (JETAA) Reception

On the 22nd of January, a reception was held at the residence of Dr. Kohara, Consul-General of Japan, Sydney. The Director of CLAIR, Mr. Yasuhiko Tanabe, and one o…

NSW State Operations Centre Visit

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On 18 January, 2013, Sydney reached 45.8 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature ever recorded. This summer, there have been many bushfires due to extreme tem…

Newsletter No.60

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about the JETAA reception, NSW State Operation Centre visit, Australia-Japan Tourism Exchange a…

Newsletter No.59

The Correspondence no.59 was released in January 2013 and it includes the articles about the Japan Expo and Matsuri in Sydney 2012, Visitors from Otsu city, MAV A…

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Multicultural society and Japanese local governments

Japan’s society is becoming more culturally diverse as the number of foreign residents increases. The foreign population living in Japan exceeded two million …

Newsletter No.58

The Correspondence no.58 was released in December 2012 and it includes the articles about the Seasonal Greetings from CLAIR Sydney, Farewell message from Ben T

50th Anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Japan and Australia (Dec. 2012)

DSC_0035Last moth I attended the Sister Cites Australia 2012 Annual Conference and had the opportunity to make a presentation about CLAIR Sydney’s role in Sister City re…

JETAA Regional Conference 2012

JETAA Regional Conference 2012

This year, we had the pleasure of attending the JETAA Regional Conference in Wellington, New Zealand, from November 9 to 11. The t…

Multiculturalism Study Tour

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Every year, we organize a multiculturalism study tour in Sydney for Japanese local government officers and staff. This year, we had eight representatives from …

Newsletter No.57

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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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