Monthly Archives: November 2013

Yokote City in Akita Prefecture is looking for a Sister School partnership!

Yokote City is currently planning a student exchange program for Year 8 to 10 students. They are looking for a Sister School partnership in Australia/New Zealan…

Newsletter No.69

Newsletter No.69

Newsletter No.69

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Hokkaido Prefecture, Tokyo City Promotion in Australia – December 2013, Yokote City in Aki

Assisting a delegation from the Kobe Foreigners Friendship Centre (KFC)

CLAIR Sydney assisted a delegation from the Kobe Foreigners Friendship Centre (KFC) with their research in Sydney on best-practice aged care in Australia.

KFC…

Supporting Ishikawa Prefecture

Staff from the Ishikawa prefectural government and Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange visited Sydney and Melbourne in October to promote the Ish…

Canberra-Nara Candle Festival

On 26 October, Canberra hosted the 10th annual Canberra-Nara Candle Festival as a part of the sister city relationship between Nara City in Japan and Australia’…

Supporting Okinawa Prefecture

On 9 October, staff from the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau visited Sydney to hold an Okinawa sightseeing seminar. It was a great success – there were o…

Campbelltown and Koshigaya exchange staff program

Mr. Yuta Ando, an officer of Koshigaya City in Saitama Prefecture, visited our office with the staff of Campbelltown to greet and have a briefing on the Australia…

Local Government New South Wales Annual Conference (LGNSW) 2013

From 1-3 October, we attended the LGNSW Annual Conference at Sydney Town Hall. This year is a memorable one, as the Local Government Association of NSW and the Shi…

Tokyo City Promotion in Australia – December 2013

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will come to Melbourne and Sydney in December 2013 to promote tourism. They will hold seminars and exhibition booths a…

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  • The sister city relationship between Nagoya City and City of Sydney will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2025.
     
    The Nagoya City official who came to Australia to participate in the Australian Multiculturalism Study Tour hosted by CLAIR Sydney, paid a visit to Sydney City Town Hall on Friday 24 November, and we assisted his visit. In addition to sharing information on the status of exchanges between the two cities’ sister zoos (Taronga Zoo and Higashiyama Zoo) and international exchanges in Nagoya City, a preliminary meeting was held for Deputy Mayor Matsuo’s visit to Sydney for December 2023.
     
    With the landmark year only two years away, CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the exchanges between the two cities.
     
  • 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.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.