Last month, I attended the 2014 National General Assembly of Local Government. At the conference, the ALGA adopted an urgent resolution which called on the Comm…

Local taxes are the most important source of revenue for Japanese local governments. Local taxes account for 35% of total annual revenue of all local government…

One of the things that I feel comfortable about in Australia is when I dispose of garbage. I can put out my rubbish any time (in the case of apartments in Sydney) and t…

One of our important tasks is to conduct research on Australian and New Zealand local governments and make reports for the benefit of Japanese local governments…

To learn from each other about advanced policies of local governments is very important not only domestically but also internationally.

One of the missions of C…

In Japan, there has been an increasing trend towards a decentralised society, and the trend seems to continue into the future. Under such circumstances, the Loc…

Happy New Year! What is your new year’s resolution? My resolution is to keep good health.

So today, I am writing about Japanese hospitals. We have both private and …

Last month, I attended the Japan Business Promotion Symposium jointly hosted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Cabinet Office, Gove…

I sometimes talk about the Australian educational system to Japanese delegations.

One of the differences is Japan adopts the 6-3-3 system, while most states in …

Last month, Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Olympic Games. The Japanese people were very excited to hear the news, as were the local governments.

Japanese local …