| Kushiro is deepening international friendships through a variety of exchange programus. Official sister-city relations bring Kushiro's citizens closer to the people of Burnaby, Canada and Kholmsk, Russia, while economic exchanges link the port of Kushiro to the U.S. ports of Seward and New Orleans. Cultural and educational opportunities are expanded by Kushiro Public University's affiliation with Canada's Simon Fraser University and Capilano College. Kushiro has aloso established an official relationship with Australia's Kooragang Nature Reserve. In these ways, Kushiro is steadily expanding its circle of international friends and becoming ever more cosmopolitan. |