Last month, I had the opportunity to talk about service delivery in Japan at the UTS seminar.

In my presentation, I introduced some basic principles about who del…

As I reported before, there are discussions about the referendum for Constitutional recognition of local government, altering section 96 of the Australian Co…

Last month, I attended the Local Government Managers Australia National Congress and had the opportunity to make a presentation about how to reconstruct a comm…

As the national election approaches, I often read discussions about the referendum for Constitutional recognition of local government. While the system of lo…

Last month, I attended the Sister Cites New Zealand 2013 Annual Conference and had the opportunity to make a presentation about CLAIR Sydney’s role in sister cit…

Usually, Japanese local government staff are hired through a competitive examination system. Once they have been hired, they do not have fixed or limited terms …

In January, Australia was struck by many disasters such as bushfires and floods. First of all, I would like to offer our deepest condolences and sympathy to the vi…

Happy New Year! I wish you all the very best for the year 2013. I am very grateful to you for the kindness you showed us last year and look forward to your continued goo…

Last moth I attended the Sister Cites Australia 2012 Annual Conference and had the opportunity to make a presentation about CLAIR Sydney’s role in Sister City re…

Japan’s society is becoming more culturally diverse as the number of foreign residents increases. The foreign population living in Japan exceeded two million …