On 30 September, the members of the special committee of the assembly of Toyota-city, which is going to hold the 2019 Rugby World Cup games, visited our office during their business trip to Australia and New Zealand. We presented them with the outline of the Australian public administration system and related that to the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2003 and 2011 Rugby World Cup.
They were interested in the costs and benefits in holding such big sports events and we explained that the effects on civic-pride and participation in sports were enormous although it was very difficult to calculate a concrete figure. We also proposed to promote Toyota-city through English brochures and our webpage.