JETAA Oceania Conference

On 6-7 October, representatives from all JETAA chapters in the Oceania region got together in Perth to attend the Oceania Conference. The conference is held annually for all chapters to update the other JETAA Oceania chapters on their recent activities, and to share ideas and discuss any challenges they are facing. In the conference, representatives from each chapter made a presentation about their initiatives that contributes to promoting Sister Cities relationship interactions and other cultural exchanges with Japan, and provided plenty of advice and encouragement to chapters to be more active. Also, the Executive Consultant of CLAIR’s Tokyo Headquarters, Mr. Hiroaki Isobe, attended this year’s conference and made a presentation on the current situation and prospects of the JET Programme. During the conference, the chapters further strengthened their ties with one another through different workshops and conference activities to promote their own chapter’s activities. We thank the JETAA chapters for their ongoing key roles as bridging Japan and the Oceania region at a grassroots level, and we look forward to supporting them in future.