On 2 March, CLAIR Chairperson, Mr Tamotsu Okamoto, met with committee members of the South-Island chapter of JETAA and on the following day he met with their counterparts at the Wellington chapter of JETAA.
During the meetings attendees discussed the JET Programme, especially on how to teach English with Japanese English teachers, get people excited about the 30th Anniversary of the JET Programme and use the programme effectively to promote the Rugby World Cup in 2019 from a New Zealand JET participants’ perspective.
The JET Programme has a lot of participants from all over the world. After graduating the programme, many of them act as bridges between Japan and their countries. We felt that JETAA’s activities will continue to get bigger and better and positively impact the programme thanks to these productive meetings.
On 2 March he laid a floral tribute to com
memorate the fifth anniversary of the victims of the Canterbury Region Earthquakes in Christchurch.
On 5 March the Chairperson met with Mr and Mrs McClintock. Mr McClintock was a former president of the Australia-Japan Societies. We talked about ideas to strengthen ties between Australia and Japan. He was in Japan during the Japan World Exposition in 1970. That is the impetus for him to improve ties between Australia and Japan. In the near future, as Japan will host the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020, we will do all we can to make it accessible for all members of the international community.
