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Sister City Relationships between Australia and Japan. Yasuhiko Tanabe Director, CLAIR Sydney. 1. Tiers of Government. (JAPAN). (AUSTRALIA). Central Government. Commonwealth. Local Government. Prefectural Government. State Government. Municipal Government (City, Town & Village).
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Sister City Relationships between Australia and Japan Yasuhiko Tanabe Director, CLAIR Sydney 1
Tiers of Government (JAPAN) (AUSTRALIA) Central Government Commonwealth Local Government Prefectural Government State Government Municipal Government (City, Town & Village) Local Government (Council, Shire..) 2
Japan’s Sister City Relationships The number of Japan’s Sister City Relationships by country(1,617) ※ Including Sister State/Prefecture Relationships June, 2013 3
Australia’s Sister City Relationships The number of Sister City Relationships for Australia(513) ※ Excluding Sister State/Prefecture Relationships June, 2013 4
Sister City Relationships by State June, 2013 5
Sister City Activities Education(Youth Exchange) 36.7% Education(Youth Exchange) 58.9% 7
Advantages of Sister Cities between Australia and Japan ■ Safety and cleanliness ■ English – Japanese speaking ■ Multiculture - local culture ■ Rich in nature ■ Opposite hemisphere ■ Little time difference ■ People’s character 8