Blog Archives

[January 2019]
The Host Town Initiative for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

As you may know, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo and other Japanese cities between July and September 2020. The Japanese people a…

[December 2018]
Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan

As you may know, the Rugby World Cup 2019 will be held in 12 cities across Japan between 20 Sep and 2 Nov next year. The Japanese people are proud to be hosting this pin…

[November 2018]
Recipients of the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Award for excellent international exchange relationships in Japan

In Japan, the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Award was established in 2006 and is awarded to those organizations that have achieved excellen…

[October 2018]
One of the Potential Future Concepts of Sister City Relationships and Friendship City Relationships in the World

At CLAIR, we have found several cases of Japanese sister city relationships and friendship city relationships that involve collaborative efforts for finding …

[September 2018]
Advantages of Establishing Sister City Relationship between Australia/ New Zealand and Japan

Sister city relationships are very beneficial for all parties involved. 2018 marks the 55th anniversary of the first ever sister city relationship between Aus…

[August 2018]
New JET Programme participants

Last month, we attended the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme send-off receptions held in several cities. This year, 130 new JET Programme participa…

[July 2018]
A Farewell Message from Director Katsunori Kamibo

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By the time you see this newsletter, I will have already departed from Sydney. So in my message this time, I am writing to bid farewell to you as my tour of duty in this …

[June 2018]
32 –International Sports Events – A Year of Local Governments in Japan

This month, the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia, where both Australia and Japan will be competing. I wish the best of luck to both teams. I believe through …

[May 2018]
31 –International Exchange in Local Governments – A Year of Local Governments in Japan

Governor of Okayama Prefecture, Mr. Ryuta Ibaragi, and Okayama prefectural government staff visited South Australia this May to celebrate the 25th anniversa…

[April 2018]
30-Introduction of Australian and New Zealand local gov’t system

We, CLAIR Sydney, have completed the revision of our publication, the “Local Government of Australia and New Zealand” guidebook, which outlines information o…

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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.

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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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