Upcoming Large-scale International Sporting Events in Japan from the Sister Cities’ points of view Hirotomo AKAIWA Director of CLAIR Sydney

Upcoming Large-scale International Sporting Events in Japan Rugby World Cup 2019 Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games World Masters Games 2021 Kansai 2

All Blacks Matches in the Rugby World Cup 2019 Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture 4th match vs Italy Saturday 12th October Tokyo Metropolitan 3rd match vs Namibia Sunday 6th October Quarter Final Saturday 19th October or Sunday 20th October Oita Prefecture 2nd match vs Canada Wednesday 2nd October Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture 1st match vs South Africa Saturday 21st September Semi-final Saturday 26th October or Sunday 27th October Final Saturday 2nd November 3

What is a Host Town? →An excellent opportunity to further develop Once registered as a Host Town, prefectures and municipalities will support New Zealand teams to perform their best in Tokyo! For example, Host Towns will: - Host pre-game training camps - Cheer on NZ teams at Tokyo 2020 - Welcome athletes and people from NZ - Conduct exchange activities between Olympians/Paralympians and locals before/after the games - Invite guests from NZ to visit and learn about each other’s culture What is a Host Town? →An excellent opportunity to further develop 　existing ties 4

The Host Towns for New Zealand in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games 12. Okinawa City 4. Komatsu City and Ishikawa Prefecture 1. Sakata City 3. Atsugi City 6. Kyotamba Town 9. Kurashiki City 2. Ichihara City 10. Ureshino City, Saga City, and Saga Prefecture 5. Maibara City and Shiga Prefecture 7. Minoh City 11. Beppu City and Oita Prefecture 8. Kobe City As of 28th February 2019 5

What is the World Masters Games? An international multi-sport competition held every four years All amateur athletes aged 30 or over can participate NZ/AU have hosted four times in the past What is the World Masters Games? 71 countries 23,659 competitors 3rd (1994) Brisbane (Australia) 95 countries 28,676 competitors 7th (2009) Sydney (Australia) 5th (2002) Melbourne (Australia) 9th (2017) Auckland (New Zealand) 97 countries 24,886 competitors 106 countries 28,578 competitors 6

What is the World Masters Games 2021 KANSAI? The 10th edition of the Games First time to be held in Asia 59 events in 35 sports (as of August 2018) Japanese people welcome all New Zealand athletes and visitors What is the World Masters Games 2021 KANSAI? 7

The World Masters Games 2021 KANSAI for Sister Cities ・Anyone aged 30 or over can participate while interacting with locals of the host cities → WMG may have a positive impact on sister city relationships with Japanese partners The World Masters Games 2021 KANSAI for Sister Cities 1. More connections with Kansai region: excellent opportunity to further develop existing connections 2. Connections with other region: good opportunity for interpersonal exchange WMG 2021 Kansai Mascot 8

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us! CLAIR Sydney (Japan Local Government Centre) Email: mailbox@jlgc.org.au Web: http://www.jlgc.org.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clair.syd Tel: +61-2-9241-5033 10