On July 29 (FRI), the International Organization Pacific Islands Center will hold a seminar entitled “Pacific Islands Journey ~ Cook Islands and Niue ~”.
The Cook Islands and Niue are part of the Polynesian region of the South Pacific and maintain a free association with the NZ. Japan recognized the Cook Islands as a state in 2011 and Niue as a state in 2015. As it is a very new country, it is not highly recognized in Japan, but it is already popular in the NZ and Australia as one of the best tourist destinations in both countries.
The webinar will focus on tourism, the main industry of both countries. The post-Corona activities and current situation in Cook Islands and Niue will be presented.
The outline of the seminar is as follows.
Seminar outline:
| Date | 29 July 2022 (FRI) |
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| Time | 14:00-15:00 (JPN time) |
| Format | Online seminar (ZOOM) |
| Organized by | Pacific Islands Centre (PIC) |
| Language | English / Japanese (No interpreter) |
| Participation | Free of charge To join the seminar, register from here You can change the language settings at the bottom of the form.  |
| Application deadline | 12:00 PM (JPN Time)on 29 July 2022 |
＜Program＞ （JPN time）
*Note: Speakers/presentation titles are subject to change without prior notice
| 14:00-14:05 | Opening remarks (Language: English) Mr. John Webb, Honorary Consul-General of Japan in Cook Islands |
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| 14:05-14:25 | Presentation 1: “Cook Islands country brief and post-covid tourism policy ”（Japanese） Mr. Keizaburo Mori, Cook Islands Tourism Japan |
| 14:25-14:45 | Presentation 2：“Niue overview and current issues ”（Japanese） Mr.Taiichi Wada, Adviser for Niue Government |
| 14:45-14:50 | Q&A (participants can send their Qs if any by pressing Q&A bottom at the Zoom screen) (Due to the time limitation, we can’t provide whole answer, however PIC will gather all Qs and place all answers on the PIC website after the seminar) |
| 14:50 | Closing (Language: Japanese) Mr. Ryuzo Saito, Director, Pacific Islands Centre |