Hakusan City is located in Ishikawa Prefecture to the southwest of the prefectural capital city, Kanazawa. With a total change in elevation of about 2,700m from …
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Welcome to Odawara
Odawara is located in Western Kanagawa Prefecture, it is about a 35 minutes train ride from Tokyo Station by Shinkansen (bullet train). The area is surrounded by …
Welcome to Sannohe Town
Sannohe Town in Aomori Prefecture is located in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture, bordering Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture and has a populati…
Welcome to Koshigaya City
Koshigaya City is located in the south-east part of Saitama Prefecture, 25 km north of central Tokyo. Koshigaya has developed as a core city with a current popula…
Welcome to Nagaizumi
Good Balance is the Best – Nagaizumi
Nagaizumi is an industrial town in Eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. Sitting at the base of the world famous Mount Fuji, Na…
Welcome to Minokamo City
Strengthening Sister City Ties through the Shoyoen Japanese Garden
Minokamo in Gifu and Dubbo in NSW began their sister city exchange after signing a sister cit…
Welcome to Kurashiki City
Kurashiki City borders the Seto Inland Sea and is located between Osaka and Hiroshima. The city has a population of about 480,000. Historically, Kurashiki deve…
Welcome to Obu City
Obu City is a medium sized city located in central Japan, Aichi prefecture with a population of around 90,000. In close proximity to the Nagoya metropolitan area…
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 …
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…
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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.
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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
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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.
View this Correspondence in PDF.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
View this Correspondence in PDF.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
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