Monthly Archives: September 2013

Grass Roots Student Exchange (Hurstville-Shiroishi, Manly-Odawara)

There are many annual student exchange programs run by Australian and Japanese municipalities. Students from Japan typically visit Australia during their mo…

The friendship of the 25th anniversary of the Gosford Sister City relationships with Edogawa and Nitra (29 August, 2013)

25 years have passed since Gosford (NSW) and Edogawa (Tokyo) established their Sister City relationship, as well as Gosford and Nitra (Slovakia). The Mayors sh…

Visiting City of Manly and Mosman

On 12 August, we visited the city of Manly and Mosman with our chairperson Ms. Kimura. Both cities are very friendly to Japanese cities. We agreed to cooperate on e…

Newsletter No.67

Newsletter No.67

Newsletter No.67

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Kochi Prefecture, Welcome to Auckland, 2013 CLAIR Forum Report, Australia-Japan Sister C

Reaffirmation of the Sister City relationship between Coffs Harbour and Sasebo at their 25th anniversary ceremony (23 August, 2013)

Coffs Harbour, NSW is a city with rich natural coastal beauty located on the East coast of Australia, right between Sydney and Brisbane. It is one of the most famou…

Sister City Exchange between Kawasaki and Wollongong (21 August, 2013)

Four primary school students who received the Kawasaki Junior Cultural Prize and were appointed as Kawasaki International Friendship Youth Ambassadors by th…

Australia-Japan Sister Cities 50th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony

On Wednesday, 7 August 1963, the very first Australia-Japan Sister City relationship was established between Lismore in NSW and Yamato-Takada in Nara prefect…

Kochi -where the legends are born-

Ryoma Sakamoto is one of the most famous and influential figures in Japanese history. He changed Japan, and led it into democratisation and economic developmen…

[September 2013]
Service delivery in Japan

Last month, I had the opportunity to talk about service delivery in Japan at the UTS seminar.

In my presentation, I introduced some basic principles about who del…

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • 2022/2023 CLAIR Forum

    On 3 March, CLAIR Sydney held the CLAIR Forum 2023 in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS: IPPG).

    This year’s theme was ‘Multisectoral Approach for Regional Revitalisation’. At the event, two members from CLAIR Sydney and Carol Mills from UTS: IPPG and Andrew Francis from Parkes Council made a comprehensive presentation each on local government policies and strategies that have revitalised local communities and economies in Japan and Australia during the current ongoing pandemic.

    Date: Friday 3 March 2023

    Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Seminar Room

    Speakers and topics:

    – Ms Shimizu (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Sustainable Urban Development Project in the Tokyo Bay Area

    – ​​ Prof Mills (Director, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations for Sustainable Urban Development with Reference to Sydney Parklands

    – Mr Inoue (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Approaches taken by Mihara City to Tackle Population Decline

    – ​Mr Francis (Director Infrastructure and Strategic Futures, Parkes Council)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations with Reference to the Parkes Special Activation Precinct

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.