We attended the Global Cities New Zealand Conference held in Marlborough on 14 and 15 March, where I had the precious opportunity to present on Japan-partner sis…

In Japan, natural disasters such as typhoons, heavy rain, and floods occur in some areas every year. Local governments affected by disasters have not only have m…

Last month, we held our annual Australian Multicultural Study Tour in Sydney. Following last year’s tour in Melbourne, it was held in person and we were delighte…

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 …