Monthly Archives: August 2015

Introducing our new Director, Katsunori Kamibo

 

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It is a great honour to introduce myself as the eighth director of the Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR, Sydney).

Established in 1994, our mission has …

Newsletter No.90

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Introducing Our New Director Katsunori Kamibo, Iwate Prefecture, Local Government NZ Conf

Newsletter No.90

Newsletter No.90

Ube Students Visit Newcastle

Between 31 July – 7 August, 10 Ube junior high school students and two principals visited Newcastle (which is Ube’s sister city) to deepen their cross-cul…

Students Coming to Hurstville from Shiroishi City

On 27 July, we attended a special dinner orgnaised by Hurstville City Council that welcomed the visiting exchange students from their sister city, Shiroishi Ci…

JETAA Wellington Activities

~ Article and photos from JETAA Wellington ~

Tanabata event

We celebrated Tanabata recently, beginning in the Wellington Public Library, and later moved our ba…

New JET Participants Leave for Japan

Many young Australians and New Zealanders left for Japan at the end of July. They are the participants taking part in this year’s Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET…

Local Government New Zealand Conference 2015

From 19 – 21 July, we attended the LGNZ conference in Rotorua, New Zealand. We promoted CLAIR’s activities including sister city relationships and Japanese tou…

Welcome to Iwate Prefecture

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Iwate is one of the largest prefectures in Japan, blessed with fertile land and beautiful nature.

There are numerous mountains, the highest be…

Director’s Foreword

Director’s Foreword’s page is updated.…

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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.