{"id":9268,"date":"2020-11-20T00:31:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T00:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=9268"},"modified":"2020-11-20T00:31:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T00:31:27","slug":"city-of-newcastle-celebrates-40th-sister-city-anniversary-with-ube-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/20\/city-of-newcastle-celebrates-40th-sister-city-anniversary-with-ube-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Newcastle celebrates 40th Sister City anniversary with Ube, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle honoured a\u00a0relationship\u00a0steeped in history and culture\u00a0on Thursday\u00a0ahead of the 40th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the Sister City declaration between Newcastle and Ube, Japan.
\nOn 21 November 1980, the City\u2019s first female Lord Mayor, the late Joy Cummings, turned a new page in history as she joined the Mayor of Ube, the late Mr Hideo\u00a0Futatsugi, to sign the Sister City agreement.
\nBuilt upon the burgeoning port harbour\u00a0cities\u2019\u00a0shared industrial backgrounds in coal exports and steel manufacturing, the declaration was and remains today a sign of goodwill,\u00a0mutual understanding and friendship.
\n\"Mayor-of-Ube-City-Mr-Hideo-Futatsugi-and-Newcastle-Lord-Mayor-Joy-Cummings-sign-the-Sister-City-agreement-21-November-1980.jpg\"Mayor of Ube, Mr Hideo Futatsugi, and Newcastle Lord Mayor Joy Cummings sign the declaration while Town Clerk Barrie Lewis looks on. Image courtesy Newcastle Libraries Local History Collections.<\/sup><\/strong>
\nOver the decades,\u00a0Newcastle and Ube have developed strong connections in\u00a0education, youth exchange, economics, sport and art, which were celebrated\u00a0when\u00a0the City hosted Consul-General Mr Kiya Masahiko\u00a0and Consul in Charge of\u00a0General Affairs and Information and Culture, Mr\u202fShinichi\u00a0Murata\u00a0on a diplomatic visit\u00a0to Newcastle.
\nMr Masahiko and Mr Murata\u00a0were\u00a0presented with a commemorative book, titled\u00a0Sister Cities Newcastle and Ube: celebrating 40 years<\/em>, produced by the City\u00a0to mark the auspicious occasion.
\nThe Consuls also received a demonstration of a curated, interactive digital story-wall\u00a0exhibition\u00a0showcasing the Sister City history at the\u00a0City Administration Centre\u2019s Digital Library.
\n\"32457Shootlorimer-COPY-Large-web-1.jpg\"Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes presents the commemorative book to the Consul-General of Japan in Sydney, Mr Kiya Masahiko, in front of the digital story-wall exhibition at the City’s Digital Library.<\/sup><\/strong>
\nLord Mayor\u00a0Nuatali\u00a0Nelmes\u00a0recognised the ongoing significance of this mutually beneficial relationship as both Newcastle and Ube continue to undergo growth and transformation.
\n\u201cIt was Lord Mayor Joy Cummings\u2019 vision,\u00a0when the declaration was signed,\u00a0for our two great cities to enjoy lasting friendship, good health and prosperity, and I am proud to say our Sister City\u00a0ties remain as strong as ever,\u201d Cr Nelmes said.
\n\u201cWhile we are living through an unprecedented time due to the many challenges posed by the COVID-19 global pandemic, it is but another chapter in the history book of our Sister City relationship, as we rise together to overcome adversity as we have done in the past.
\n\u201cCity of Newcastle congratulates Ube City on achieving this joint milestone and looks forward to the continuation of our cities\u2019\u00a0relationship\u00a0over the years to come.\u201d
\nSister Cities Newcastle and Ube: celebrating 40 years\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0available for loan from Newcastle Libraries. A digital version is accessible via the\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle honoured a\u00a0relationship\u00a0steeped in history and culture\u00a0on Thursday\u00a0ahead of the 40th\u00a0anniversary of the Sister City declaration between Newcastle and Ube, Japan. On 21 November 1980, the City\u2019s first female Lord Mayor, the late Joy Cummings, turned a new page in history as she joined the Mayor of Ube, the late Mr Hideo\u00a0Futatsugi, to … Continue reading “City of Newcastle celebrates 40th Sister City anniversary with Ube, Japan”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}