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 …

Last month, I attended the Japan Business Promotion Symposium jointly hosted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Cabinet Office, Gove…

I sometimes talk about the Australian educational system to Japanese delegations.

One of the differences is Japan adopts the 6-3-3 system, while most states in …

Last month, Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Olympic Games. The Japanese people were very excited to hear the news, as were the local governments.

Japanese local …

Last month, I had the opportunity to talk about service delivery in Japan at the UTS seminar.

In my presentation, I introduced some basic principles about who del…

As I reported before, there are discussions about the referendum for Constitutional recognition of local government, altering section 96 of the Australian Co…

Last month, I attended the Local Government Managers Australia National Congress and had the opportunity to make a presentation about how to reconstruct a comm…

As the national election approaches, I often read discussions about the referendum for Constitutional recognition of local government. While the system of lo…

Last month, I attended the Sister Cites New Zealand 2013 Annual Conference and had the opportunity to make a presentation about CLAIR Sydney’s role in sister cit…

Usually, Japanese local government staff are hired through a competitive examination system. Once they have been hired, they do not have fixed or limited terms …