For those who missed our newsletter last month, many Japanese organisations, both public and private, set the end of March and the beginning of April as the time w…

As you may know, March means not only the end of the fiscal year, but also the end of the school year in Japan. Since many students who graduate schools or universiti…

The World Masters Games (WMG) is an international multi-sport competition held every four years for all amateur athletes aged 30 or over. In May 2021, the WMG 202…

As you may know, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo and other Japanese cities between July and September 2020. The Japanese people a…

As you may know, the Rugby World Cup 2019 will be held in 12 cities across Japan between 20 Sep and 2 Nov next year. The Japanese people are proud to be hosting this pin…

In Japan, the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Award was established in 2006 and is awarded to those organizations that have achieved excellen…

At CLAIR, we have found several cases of Japanese sister city relationships and friendship city relationships that involve collaborative efforts for finding …

Sister city relationships are very beneficial for all parties involved. 2018 marks the 55th anniversary of the first ever sister city relationship between Aus…

Last month, we attended the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme send-off receptions held in several cities. This year, 130 new JET Programme participa…

By the time you see this newsletter, I will have already departed from Sydney. So in my message this time, I am writing to bid farewell to you as my tour of duty in this …