Monthly Archives: May 2015

Australia and Japan Partner for Tourism Exchange Year 2013

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Australia and Japan’s national tourism marketing organisations are partnering to encourage two-way tourism between the two nations as part of a new initiativ…

Newsletter No.87

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Kanagawa Prefecture, 2015 Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) National Congress, …

Newsletter No.87

Newsletter No.87

Kanagawa Prefecture

ENJOY JAPAN KANAGAWA IS WAITING FOR YOU

A video to introduce Kanagawa to the world has just been released. In addition to the famous sightseeing spots of Yokoha…

[May 2015]
Japanese local government and tourism

Most Japanese local governments think it’s very important to regenerate local vitality by promoting tourism.

As you know, Japan is relatively a small country, …

JETAA NSW Activities

~ Articles and photos by JETAA NSW ~

This year’s new JETAA NSW committee sees many new faces, with lots of enthusiasm and ideas to bring to the table. This year, our s…

Sister Cities New Zealand Workshop at Government House

~ Article and photo by Sister Cities New Zealand ~

It was an honour for Sister Cities New Zealand and the wider sister city community to hold this important worksho…

Sister Cities New Zealand Conference in Wellington

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 o…

2015 Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) National Congress

From 29 April-1 May, we attended the LGMA National Congress & Business Expo in Darwin, Northern Territory.

We promoted CLAIR’s activities, Japan’s touris…

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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.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • 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.