From 9-11 April, we attended the Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) Conference in Wellington, and the SCNZ Workshop at Government House, the official residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand.
During the conference we gave a presentation about the trend of sister city activities between New Zealand and Japan, how Japanese local governments are working to attract overseas tourists and the kinds of support CLAIR offers them. We also promoted the Rugby World Cup in 2019, which Japan will host for the first time, and the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.
We exchanged views with many attendees and shared ideas about sister city activities with them during both the conference and workshop sessions. CLAIR wishes to continuously support sister city and sister school activities – if you have something you want to know concerning Japanese local governments, or you have information you would like to share, please feel free to contact us.
We are always impressed with the dedication of SCNZ in their activities and their tireless work to fulfil their goals –have a look at their article on page 4.
We are more than happy to put a message from your council, school or organisation in our Newsletter – please contact our office for further information.