For those who missed our newsletter last month, many Japanese organisations, both public and private, set the end of March and the beginning of April as the time when staff rotations are to take place (in Japan, staff are regularly rotated into new positions and even branches depending on their company and role). Because of this, April is the season of welcoming new staff for many Japanese organisations.
Similar to other Japanese organisations, April is the month of staff transfers for CLAIR Sydney. As shown in the ‘Introducing our new staff members’ segment in this newsletter, four new staff members assumed their duties at CLAIR Sydney at the beginning of April.
I would be grateful if you would welcome them as you did in the past and present CLAIR Sydney members. I believe that all four new staff members are excited to enjoy their professional and private lives in Australia and New Zealand, and are looking forward to meeting you in the near future. As they have differentcareer experiences and personal backgrounds in Japan, I hope you also look forward to hearing about their experiences, their Japanese home towns, and what they are going to do in Australia and New Zealand.
All the CLAIR Sydney team members, including thefour new staff will make every effort to commit to CLAIR Sydney’s mission: developing friendly relationships between local governments in Australia/New Zealand and Japan, promoting sister city relationships and supporting economic ties between Japan and Australia/New Zealand, and supporting all the former and future Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme participants.
