Monthly Archives: September 2016

Cherry Blossom Festival in Auburn Botanic Gardens

On the weekends of 20-21 and 27 -28 August, the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival was held at Auburn Botanic Gardens in Cumberland, NSW. Some cherry blossom trees we…

Supporting Toda city’s students visit

On 1 August, fifteen junior high students from Toda city, Saitama prefecture visited CLAIR Sydney. Staff members talked about how they got the opportunity to wo…

Newsletter No.103

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Newsletter No.103

Newsletter No.103

[September 2016]
11-Aged Day – A Year of Local Government in Japan

The third Monday of September is a public holiday in Japan known as Respect for the Aged Day in Japan. We Japanese celebrate the longevity of our elders and give gif…

JETAA VIC/TAS/SA Activities

~ Article & photos from JETAA Auckland ~

jetaa-vic-tas-sa-arigato-message-notextIt has been a busy first half of the year for JETAA Vic/Tas/SA. The Vic group has been busy with many events and activiti…

Meeting with JETAA chapters in Australia

dsc_0020On 27 August, CLAIR Sydney organised a meeting with five JETAA chapters in Australia. First, we separately discussed with each chapter about the JET Programme 3…

Sister city activities between Wollongong and Kawasaki

064On 18 August, CLAIR attended the official reception of the 25th Kawasaki Junior Cultural Prize Presentation in Wollongong. Four students of age 10-12 from Kawa…

Cherry Blossom Festival in Auburn Botanic Gardens

img_1054On the weekends of 20-21 and 27 -28 August, the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival was held at Auburn Botanic Gardens in Cumberland, NSW. Some cherry blossom trees we…

Supporting Toda city’s students visit

On 1 August, fifteen junior high students from Toda city, Saitama prefecture visited CLAIR Sydney. Staff members talked about how they got the opportunity to wo…

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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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  • 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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