Introduction
The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) was established in July 1988 in response to rising concern for local-level internationalization in Japan. CLAIR was created as a joint organization of local governments to promote and provide support for local internationalization.
CLAIR’s headquarters is located in Tokyo with seven overseas offices set up in Singapore, New York, London, Paris, Seoul, Sydney and Beijing.
CLAIR Singapore was set up in October 1990 and we conducts activities in the 11 ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), India, and Sri Lanka.
Our Main Activities
- Supporting Japanese local governments’ overseas activities
- Promoting inbound tourism to Japan
- Supporting initiatives in the economic field
Japanese Staff
| Seconded from Japan | 15 (Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications, Tottori, Hyogo, Shiranuka Town(Hokkaido), Sendai City(Miyagi), Toyama, Saitama, Sano City (Tochigi), Tokyo, Aichi, Kyoto, Hamamatsu City(Shizuoka), Okayama City(Okayama), Miyazaki, Kagoshima) |
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| Divisional Directors | ４ (Nagano, Kochi, Ehime, Kumamoto) |