On 6 Dec, Mr TAKAHI Ken, Mayor of Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture, visited the CLAIR Sydney office. Mayor Takahi visited Australia to attend the Matsuri Japan Festival 2019 and ran a booth as a co-exhibiter with staff of CLAIR Sydney. In addition to Mayor Takahi, shamisen performers and a local dancing group also came to Australia from Kuroishi, and they performed ‘Kuroishi Yosare’, which is a traditional dance in Kuroishi, and had shamisen playing in the background as the last stage performance of Matsuri Japan Festival 2019. After the performance, the performers paraded around the venue and many festival attendees joined the parade. A staff of CLAIR Sydney who is seconded from Kuroishi City in Aomori Prefecture coordinated the stage performance with members of the event committee. He also set up appointments and accompanied the Kuroishi delegation during their visit in Sydney. CLAIR Sydney will continue to support Japanese local governments in promoting their local tourist destinations and experiences in Australia and New Zealand. 
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To investigate environmental countermeasures, a student and her chaperone from Hikone Technological High School of Shiga Prefecture visited Australia from late July to early August. CLAIR Sydney conducted a briefing on 29 July about Australia’s culture and customs, and accompanied the group to a company visit in Brisbane on 31 July, where the company, known for producing products using a type of seaweed called Asparagopsis, shared insights into their research and production processes.
During the visit, they received information on efforts to reduce methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis, viewed from a carbon-neutral perspective. The student’s proactive participation in the meetings, driven by a desire to engage in environmental initiatives in the future, was impressive.
In addition to the briefing and accompaniment, we also reached out to the company to request a representative to discuss their Asparagopsis research. CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the activities of Japanese local governments conducting research on topics related to Australia.
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