Sydney-Nagoya sister city 45th anniversary: Mayors reflect on the past and future

Sydney and Nagoya are celebrating the 45th anniversary of their sister-city relationship this year. Ahead of the “JAPAN EXPO” taking place on October 25, we spoke with Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa.

Mayor of Nagoya City, Ichiro Hirosawa (left), Lord Mayor of Sydney City, Clover Moore (right) Credit: City of Naogya/Katherine Griffiths /City of Sydney

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(Top left) Nagoya Fire Brigade Band, Japanese girls in uniform, Sydney, 1992 (Top right) Nagoya High School Band performing in Japan Festival, 1995. (Mid left) Nagoya Gardens established within Hyde Park Sydney, 1986. (Bottom left) Nagoya Fire Brigade Band, 1992. (Bottom right) Lord Mayor, Alderman Frank Sartor with Japanese guests, 1992. Credit: City of Sydney

(Top left) Japanese students visit Sydney 2018 (Top right) The Nagoya City Marathon and the Sydney Marathon have been sister events since 2012 (Bottom left) Sydney gifted two Koalas to Nagoya Higashiyama Zoo in 1984 (Bottom left) Cultural experience in Japan 2019 Credit: Sydney Nagoya Sister City Committee

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