Monthly Archives: July 2016

Newsletter No.101

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar, Festivals around Japan, Samurai Festi…

Newsletter No.101

Newsletter No.101

[July 2016]
9 – National Election – A Year of Local Governments in Japan

Japan had the election of the Upper House of the National Diet on 10th July. As the Australian federal election was held on 2nd July, I thought it would be great to in…

JETAA NSW Activities

~Article & photos from Eden Law, President, JETAA NSW~

2016 has so far been an eventful year, which has helped shape and influence JETAANSW’s event planning…

Leaving on a JET plane for Lower Hutt’s sister city in Minoh, Japan

~Article & photo from Linda Goss-Wallace, Hutt City Council~

Five young people from Lower Hutt will soon be heading to Minoh, Japan to teach English on the JE…

JET Pre-departure Orientation

JETPredepartureThe pre-departure orientations held in Perth (17 June) and Melbourne (18 June), were hosted by the Consulate-General of Japan for new JET participants from Wes…

Participating in fundraising Trivia Night

On 2 June, a Trivia Night to collect funds for the victims of the Kumamoto earthquake in April was held by JETAA NSW. CLAIR Sydney joined in on the fun to support the g…

Supporting Tokyo Metropolitan Government

IMG_1151On 7 June, staff members from the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education visited our office. With the Olympics and the Paralympics games approaching, the Tokyo M…

National General Assembly of Australian Local Government Association

IMG_5002CLAIR Sydney staff members attended the 2016 National General Assembly of Australian Local Government Association in Canberra from 19 to 22 of June.  The theme …

Sakai City, Osaka

– Sister City Relationship through Marathon Events

Commemorating the opening of the Kansai International Airport, Sakai City as well as nine other citi…

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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.

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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.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.