[May 2019]
Japanese Local Governments Learning Australian and New Zealand Initiatives to Support Foreign Residents

Between 2013 and 2018, the number of non-Japanese residents in Japan has increased from 2.07 million to 2.73 million people, which equates to a 32% increase in the recent five years. Within this number, the number of non-Japanese labourers in Japan has rapidly increased from 0.72 million in October 2013 to 1.46 million in October 2018, a significant increase of 103%.

In April this year, the Japanese Central Government introduced two new resident statuses that are specifically for labourers with expertise and specialised skills. This change is expected to further complement the increasing trend of foreign residents living in Japan. It has been predicted that in the 2019 fiscal year alone, up to 48,000 non-Japanese people are expected to obtain one of the recently created new resident statuses, and within the next five years, up to 345,000 non-Japanese people are expected to obtain one of the new resident statuses.

These trends have been changing Japanese society in many aspects. The Japanese Central Government has a variety of action plans in place to welcome people from overseas, as well as to create an intercultural society for all residents. From CLAIR’s point of view, we believe that Japanese prefectural and municipal governments need to exert more efforts to support foreign residents in Japan. We also believe there are many public services provided for immigrants under the multicultural initiatives of all three levels of Governments in Australia, as well as ethnic diversity initiatives implemented by the New Zealand Government and local authorities that the Japanese governments can research into and learn from tremendously.

CLAIR Sydney will provide stronger support for Japanese prefectural and municipal governments in their research into advance initiatives implemented by the Australian and New Zealand Governments as a part of the Japanese local governments’ endeavours to provide substantial support for foreign residents in their local area. We think that Japanese prefectural and municipal governments can learn from and research into a variety of fields such as education, health care, aged care, emergency management, employment support, community support and so on. It would be extremely appreciated if you or your organisation could kindly welcome the visits of public officials from Japanese local governments or members of Japanese local assemblies, and share your invaluable knowledge and experience on advance initiatives for the creation of an intercultural society.

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  •  環境問題への取組を調査するため、7月下旬~8月上旬にかけて滋賀県立彦根工業高等学校の高校生1名および引率者1名がオーストラリアを訪問し、クレアシドニー事務所は、7月29日にはオーストラリアの概要(文化、風習等)についてブリーフィングを実施し、7月31日にはブリスベンの訪問先企業へのアテンド行いました。

    ブリスベンの訪問先においては、カーボンニュートラルの観点から、カギケノリという海藻を用いて畜産動物が排出するメタンガスを減少させる取り組みについての情報を得ることができました。生徒が、将来は自らも環境のための取り組みを実施したいとの思いから、積極的にミーティングに臨んでいる姿が印象的でした。

    当事務所は今回、ブリーフィング及びアテンドのほか、ブリスベンの訪問先企業に対するアポイントメント取得のサポートも行いました。
     クレアシドニー事務所は、今後もオーストラリアでの調査に取り組む日本の自治体の活動を支援していきます。

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  •  名古屋市とシドニー市の姉妹都市交流は、2025年に45周年を迎えます。11月24日(金)には、豪州多文化主義政策交流プログラム(11月27日から12月2日まで)参加にあわせて渡豪した名古屋市職員がシドニー市役所を訪問しました。
     両市の姉妹動物園(タロンガ動物園と東山動物園)の交流の状況や名古屋市における国際交流についての情報共有に加えて、2023年12月に予定されている松雄副市長のシドニー市訪問の事前打ち合わせが行われ、クレアシドニー事務所はこの訪問をアテンドしました。
     節目の年を2年後に控え、両市の交流がさらに活発になるよう、クレアシドニー事務所は引き続き支援して参ります。