Last month, we attended the JETAA Oceania Conference held in Melbourne. JETAA is an abbreviation for JET Alumni Association which is a self-supporting alumni a…

On 12 October, the Sister Cities Australia 2023 National Conference was held in Wyndham, Victoria. Over 100 representatives from Australian local government…

As I reported before, exchanges between local governments in Japan and Australia/New Zealand have been more active. Some local governments might be wondering …

As I reported before, since April this year, many prefectures and municipalities have planned activities in Australia/New Zealand because the attitude towar…

In late June, I temporarily went back to Japan for work for about 10 days for the first time in a year. A year ago in Japan everyone wore masks, however wearing a mask h…

I attended the National General Assembly hosted by ALGA in mid- June for the first time. It was interesting to see how the conference was run, it was very different …

I participated in the 9th Perth Japan Festival mentioned above. While promoting tourist destinations in various parts of Japan at such events, we are often aske…

CLAIR Sydney hosted the 2023 CLAIR Forum on 3 March 2023 with UTS: IPPG (University of Technology Sydney: Institute of Public Policy and Governance). This forum …

CLAIR Sydney hosted the 2023 CLAIR Forum on 3 March 2023 with UTS: IPPG (University of Technology Sydney: Institute of Public Policy and Governance). This forum …

Unfortunately, we are saying goodbye to our colleague Carol as it is the end of her term. On behalf of all of us including former staff members at CLAIR Sydney, I wou…