Monthly Archives: September 2014

Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Wellington and Sakai’s Sister City relationship

The Japan Festival of Wellington 2014 took place on 23 August at TSB Bank Arena in Wellington NZ. The festival celebrated the relationship between Japan and New Z…

23rd Kawasaki Junior Cultural Prize winners’ visit to Wollongong

We attended the welcome reception for 23rd Kawasaki Junior Cultural Prize winner visit in Wollongong on 21 August. This cultural prize is an art and essay compet

40th Anniversary of Perth-Kagoshima Sister City relationship

A delegation from Kagoshima led by Kagoshima’s Mayor visited their sister city Perth to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their sister city relationship. Assi

Bankstown Bites focused Japanese cuisine – 25th Anniversary of Sister City relationship between Bankstown and Suita

We attend one of Sydney’s best-loved food festivals “Bankstown Bites” on 9 August. This annual food festival focused on Japanese cuisine this year to commemora

70th Anniversary of The Cowra Breakout

From 4-5 August, we attended the wreath laying ceremonies and associated events for the 70th anniversary of The Cowra Breakout. On 5 August, 1944 during World Wa…

Supporting Akita prefecture at the Sake business matching event

We had the pleasure of assisting with the Akita sake business matching event on 4 and 6 August in Melbourne and Sydney respectively. Three sake breweries partici…

Welcome to Matsue

無題Matsue City is the prefectural capital of Shimane, located in western Honshu, just north of Hiroshima. Matsue has ancient roots as the centre of the ancient prov…

[September 2014]
Revitalising local economies

As you may know, the population of Japan has begun to decrease. People tend to live in big cities such as Tokyo. The more rural a local government is, the bigger the i…

Director’s Presentations

Director’s Presentations page is updated.…

Registration open for 2014 CLAIR Forum

Registration open for 2014 CLAIR Forum

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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 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.

    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.