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Promotion for Japan tourism at JNTO Travel Seminar

JNTO Japan Endless Discovery Seminar 2014 was held in Brisbane and Sydney. Japanese local governments such as Tokyo, Toyama, Takayama, Wakayama, Hiroshima an…

Japan Pop Culture Carnival 2014 and Asian Championship of Rubik’s Cube in Matsudo

Japan Pop Culture Carnival 2014 in Matsudo

An event that celebrates the world-famous Japanese Pop Culture will be held on 2 and 3 November in Matsudo, Chiba. Its h

Nara City

無題Nara is the capital city of Nara prefecture, located in the central part of the main island.
Nara was established by Empress Genmei in 710 as a capital of Japan, the…

Newsletter No.79

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about 2014 CLAIR Forum,Welcome to Matsue, 70th Anniversary of The Cowra Breakout, Supporting Aki

Nagoya Students Visit Sydney

Sixteen Nagoya high school students and two principals paid a courtesy visit to the City of Sydney’s Council Chambers on 25 August as part of their study tour to Au…

Newsletter No.79

Newsletter No.79

WELLINGTON JAPAN FESTIVAL 20th Anniversary Sakai – Wellington Sister Cities Relations

~Photos and article from JETAA Wellington~

Following up from our posting in the April newsletter, the Wellington Japan Festival held on 23 August was a great suc…

Supporting Nagoya Commercial High School Research

Acting on the request of Nagoya City, on 25-28 August we conducted background research for and accompanied a high school teacher working in Nagoya City on his res…

Supporting Hiroshima prefecture regarding research about accepting international students

In August, 20 high school students from Hiroshima came to Australia to participate in a study tour conducted by the Queensland State Government at Bribie State H…

30th anniversary of sister city relationship between Campbelltown and Koshigaya

~Photos and Article by Campbelltown City Council~

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Campbelltown, NSW and Koshigay

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    02_Outline of the Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar 2024

  • 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 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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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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