Blog Archives

[October 2014]
Comparative study of Local governments

On 2 October, I talked about Japanese local governments at the Comparative Local Governance course organised by the ACELG, UTS (https://www.jlgc.org.au/abo

[September 2014]
Revitalising local economies

As you may know, the population of Japan has begun to decrease. People tend to live in big cities such as Tokyo. The more rural a local government is, the bigger the i…

[August 2014]
Government’s role for recovery from a disaster

Last month, I joined the speed talk sessions at the Institute of Public Administration Australia NSW Conference and made a brief presentation about how governm…

[July 2014]
Local Allocation Tax Grants

Last month, I attended the 2014 National General Assembly of Local Government. At the conference, the ALGA adopted an urgent resolution which called on the Comm…

[June 2014]
Local taxes in Japan

Local taxes are the most important source of revenue for Japanese local governments. Local taxes account for 35% of total annual revenue of all local government…

[May 2014]
Waste management and local government

One of the things that I feel comfortable about in Australia is when I dispose of garbage. I can put out my rubbish any time (in the case of apartments in Sydney) and t…

[April 2014]
CLAIR Report

One of our important tasks is to conduct research on Australian and New Zealand local governments and make reports for the benefit of Japanese local governments…

[March 2014]
Examples of advanced policies of Japanese local governments

To learn from each other about advanced policies of local governments is very important not only domestically but also internationally.

One of the missions of C…

[February 2014]
Local Autonomy College

In Japan, there has been an increasing trend towards a decentralised society, and the trend seems to continue into the future. Under such circumstances, the Loc…

[January 2014]
Local government and hospitals

Happy New Year! What is your new year’s resolution? My resolution is to keep good health.

So today, I am writing about Japanese hospitals. We have both private and …

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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.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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