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Supporting Activity for Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture

On 6 Dec, Mr TAKAHI Ken, Mayor of Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture, visited the CLAIR Sydney office. Mayor Takahi visited Australia to attend the Matsuri Japan F…

Supporting Activity for Tottori Prefecture

On 6 Dec, Mr KAWAKAMI Junichi, Assistant Director of the International Tourism Attraction Division; and Ms Stephanie Noel, Coordinator for International Rel…

Study Activities at the NSW Government

Assistant Director SASAKI Yusuke, seconded from Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), underwent study activities at the NSW Treasury from 3 to 6 Dec. Mr Sasaki …

JET Returnee Welcome Reception in Auckland

On 27 November, the Consulate-General of Japan in Auckland hosted a welcome reception for recent JET returnees.

Six returnees joined the reception, and eight m…

Support Activities for City of Nagoya Staff

On 25 November, Mr ISHIYAMA Satoshi from the City of Nagoya’s Bureau of Tourism, Culture and Exchange was in Sydney to conduct research on international student …

Minokamo-Dubbo Sister City 30th Anniversary Celebration

On 24 November, a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Minokamo and Dubbo sister city relationship was held in Shoyoen, the Japanese garden in Dubbo…

Wakayama Persimmons: Available for the second time in Sydney!

The Wakayama Prefectural Government promoted persimmons grown in Wakayama, Japan, from 22 to 23 November in Sydney. Wakayama is located to the south of Osaka, i…

Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly Special Committee on Overseas Economic Exchanges Visited our Office

CLAIR Sydney provided the delegation with a briefing and Q&A session on the political and economic situation in Australia, and Australia’s multicultural…

The JET Programme Returnees Networking Reception in Brisbane

On 21 November, the Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane hosted the JET Programme Returnees Networking Reception.

There were many JET alumni members, inclu…

Australian Multicultural Study Tour in Melbourne

On 18-23 November, CLAIR Sydney held our annual Australian Multicultural Study Tour in Melbourne.

This study tour is held for staff of Japanese local governmen…

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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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