Monthly Archives: December 2015

Supporting the celebrations for the Sydney-Nagoya Sister-City Anniversary!

From 1st to 4th November Nagoya city’s Mayor Takashi Kawamura and Assembly members led by Toshiyuki Ogawa, Vice Chairperson enjoyed their visit in Sydney.

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Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly visits CLAIR Sydney

While eleven members of the Kanagawa prefectural assembly were in Sydney, our Director, Mr Kamibo, invited them to our office and briefed the delegation on the s…

Toyama Association of Corporate Executives visit CLAIR Sydney

Sixteen people from the Toyama Association of Corporate Executives visited Australia on an inspection tour.

The delegation also visited our office for a brief…

Sister City Forum at Adelaide Town Hall

The Adelaide sister city forum was held on 25th November. Approximately 30 citizens who are involved with Adelaide’s sister cities attended the forum. Our Assi…

Central New Zealand Regional Focus Group Meeting in Wellington

SCNZOn 20 November we attended the central New Zealand regional focus group meeting in Wellington held by Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ).

Mayors from councils wit…

2015 National Sister Cities Australia (SCA) Conference

SCNZshibaWe attended this year’s SCA Conference, which was held in Blacktown on Nov 9–10.

During the conference we gave two presentations about how Japanese local govern…

Promoting Japanese tourism at the reception for the Emperor’s birthday

IMG_6532On Wednesday 25 November, Japanese Ambassador Sumio Kusaka and Mrs Kusaka held a reception to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan at the Am…

Miyazaki Prefecture

Miyazaki2Miyazaki has a very pleasant and relatively warmer climate compared to other areas of Japan even during winter. There is always plenty of sunshine to go around ri…

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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.