In January, Australia was struck by many disasters such as bushfires and floods. First of all, I would like to offer our deepest condolences and sympathy to the vi…
In January, Australia was struck by many disasters such as bushfires and floods. First of all, I would like to offer our deepest condolences and sympathy to the vi…
Happy New Year! I wish you all the very best for the year 2013. I am very grateful to you for the kindness you showed us last year and look forward to your continued goo…
Last 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…
Japan’s society is becoming more culturally diverse as the number of foreign residents increases. The foreign population living in Japan exceeded two million …
On September 18th, I had a chance to talk about the system of regional cooperation used by the Japanese local government at the Centre for Local Government, Unive…
In summer (around August, since the seasons in Japan are the opposite of Australia’s), there are a lot of summer festivals and fireworks all around Japan. Most o…
It is a great honor to introduce myself as the seventh director of the Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR, Sydney). Established in 1994, our mission has been to …