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Newsletter Special Issue September

Newsletter Special Issue September

Newsletter Special Issue September

The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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[Aug 2022]
Cheering on the New JET Participants

Throughout last month, members of CLAIR Sydney attended send-off receptions held in Australia and New Zealand for new Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Progra…

Welcome to Tatsuno Town

The Centre of Japan
Tatsuno Town is located in the centre of Nagano Prefecture and is surrounded by nature. It has been featured on TV as the geographical centre of …

Newsletter No.159

The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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Newsletter No.159

Newsletter No.159

Newsletter No.158

The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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Newsletter No.158

Newsletter No.158

Welcome to Ube City

Ube City is an industrial city with an area of approximately 287 square kilometres and a population of approximately 160,000, and is the third largest city in Yam…

[July 2022]
A New Era of Sister City Exchange

I arrived in Sydney in mid-June. As our readers may know, one of CLAIR’s main missions is to support exchange between local governments in Japan and Australia/Ne…

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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.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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