Japanese local governments deliver services such as water supply, public transportation and sewage by establishing “local public corporations.”
You can ima…
Japanese local governments deliver services such as water supply, public transportation and sewage by establishing “local public corporations.”
You can ima…
Ekiden 2014 – Victory is Sweet
~ Articles and photos by Jenni Pulman, JETAA Auckland ~
Saturday 11 October 2014 saw JETAA Auckland Chapter enter the “Usagi JETs” i…
Tottori Prefecture is located in western Japan, along the coast of the Sea of Japan, about two and a half hours away from Osaka. Tourism in Tottori can be divided in…
~ Articles and Photos by Melissa Gibbs,
Deputy Director of Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) ~
In November I had the privilege of lead…
The Chairperson of CLAIR Mr Tamotsu Okamoto, based in Tokyo, is a former vice minister of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication. On his first business t…
~ Article and Photos by Queanbeyan City Council ~
On 24 September 2014, 9 students and 3 chaperones headed to Minami Alps city for the bi-annual student exchange.…
A delegation from the Executive Committee for Fukuoka Prefectural Women visited Australia for a study tour in November.
They visited organisations and facili…
This year’s CLAIR Forum, hosted by CLAIR in conjunction with the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) successfully opened on Thursday …
Electoral systems vary from country to country. For example, in Japan it is totally a voter’s right to decide whether to cast a ballot or not, and local government…
2014 Candle Festival
~ Articles and photos by JETAA Canberra ~
October in Canberra means two things: finally the start of warmer weather and the annual Canberra …