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CLAIR Forum No.256 (FEB. 2011)


    Cover
    Contents
    Foreword

Regional Diplomacy and Multiculturalism in Shizuoka Prefecture, the Land of Mount Fuji
Heita Kawakatsu, Governor, Shizuoka Prefecture

    Special Report

Building International Networks for Regional Development
1 Background and Purpose of International Networks
Planning and Research Division, General Affairs Dept., CLAIR
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Presentation of United Cities and Local Governments, its Asia-Pacific branch (UCLG ASPAC) and
Report on the Regional Congress

2-1 UCLG and UCLG ASPAC: Goals and Mission
UCLG ASPAC Secretariat

Message from the New UCLG ASPAC President
Dr. Ing. Fauzi Bowo, Governor of Jakarta and President of UCLG ASPAC
2-2 The "Third United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific Regional Congress 2010, Hamamatsu"
International Affaris Division, Planning Department, Hamamatsu City
2-3 Bringing a Shining Shizuoka City to the World
Intercultural Affairs Division, Shizuoka City
3 Examples of International Networks' Activities
3-1 Cities around the World Link ~ Networking Possibilities~
Afsana Akther, Exchange Staff from a Member City, CITYNET
3-2 Asian Network of Major Cities 21 ~ Cooperating to Find Solutions to Common Issues in Asian Cities~
International Joint Projects, Headquarters of the Governor, Tokyo Metropolitan Goverment
3-3 The Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR)
International Affairs and Japan Sea Region Policy Divison,
Tourism and Region Promotion Bureau, Toyama Prefecture
3-4 The Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA)
EROPA Regional Training Center (Research Department, Local Autonomy College)
3-5 The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
UN-HABITAT Fukuoka Office
 
    International Affiliation Exchange

Sapporo and Daejeon: the Road to Sister City Relations
Exchange Division, International Department, Sapporo City


Cooperation between City, Universirty and International Exchange Association to Welcome Japanese Language Students from Wollongong, our Australian Sister City
Kazumi Hirai, Exchange Promotion Division, General Affairs Bureau, Kawasaki City

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    CLAIR Overseas News [ London Office ]

News from Our Overseas Offices
e Basildon: Undergoing Urban Redevelopment Projects for the London Olympics

Living Overseas
e Visiting Spas and Wells in the UK
 
    Regions of the World

Shangdong Province (People's Republic of China)
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    Internationalization in Local Communities

Participating to the "Okayama International Symposium I"
Okayama Prefectural International Exchange Foundation 20th Anniversary Event
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    Topics

JFA Academy Fukushima ~ Developing Flexible Human Resources ~
Local Policy Division, Planning and Coordination Department, Fukushima Prefecture

International Course (Division 3) at the Local Autonomy College ~ For the Internationalization of Local Governments ~
Takuya Fujino, Administrative Official, Academic Affairs, Local Autonomy College

Young Entrepreneurs' Challenges Abroad ~ Selling Saitama Products Through Culture~
Hitomi Kato, Chairman, Saitama International Association
 
    The JET Plaza a PDF(490K)

I Love This Game
Christine Wegner, SEA at Nagasaki Nishi Prefectural SHS (Nagasaki Pref.)

Spinning Memories
Christopher-Michael Daeley, ALT at Shiroishi Municipal JHS (Saga Pref.)
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    Currents in Internationalization

What is Expected from International Cities ~ Participating to the Intercultural City Program ~
Taiichiro Nishikawa, Mayor, Arakawa Special Ward

 
    Economic Information

Regional Products: Five Advices to Promote Exports
Minoru Suzuki, Director, Honk Kong Office, JETRO
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    International Cooperation

Bringing Bread to the World, "You CAN Save the World" Project
Yoshihiko Akimoto, CEO, Pan Akimoto Co. Ltd.

Participating to the Cambodian Day Hosted by the Yamanashi International Association
Hideo Tsunoda, Director, Department of International, Cooperation and Economic Exchange, CLAIR
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