February is the peak of the cold and flu season in Japan and this year has seen the highest number of patients, approximately three million per week, present to hos…

Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday celebrated on the second Monday of January each year to congratulate people who turn twenty years old in the current financ…

On 8 December, I attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sister Cities Australia (SCA) in Mildura, Victoria. I made a presentation about the role of CLAIR Sy…

Culture Day (Bunka no Hi) is a national holiday held annually in Japan on 3 November for the purpose of promoting culture, the arts, and academic endeavor. The dat…

We are going to organise an official multiculturalism study tour in Victoria from 23^rd to 28^th October. Up until last year, the study tour was always held in Sydne…

September is the beginning of Autumn in Japan and most Japanese rice farmers begin to harvest their paddy fields around this time. For Japan, the self-professed …

SMASH! (Sydney Manga Anime Show) will be held at Rosehill Gardens on 19-20 August; CLAIR will participate and promote Japanese local areas, with a focus on areas …

There are two peak periods in Japan where the risk of flooding is at its highest. One is called tsuyu which literally translates to “rain for growing plums” that go…

Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) holds the National General Assembly in Canberra every June and this year it will be held from 18 to 21 June. CLAIR …

The World Masters Games 2017 was held in Auckland from 21 to 30 April. Many athletes participated making the games a great success. CLAIR went to Auckland to learn …