In 2003 he obtained a permanent residence status as an artist for a special skill visa in Australia, and while teaching at RENCLUB, he is working to build a bridge between Australia and Japan through his large calligraphy performances, exhibitions, and personal exhibitions.[citation needed]
He has been very active with radio broadcasts on SBS in December 2013 and TV programme "Nihongo Daisuki",[3] contributing monthly articles to the Nichigo Press[4] since May 2008, performing at Matsuri all over Sydney[5] and holding workshops in Gojyuan in Balmaine. He has performed at the Art Gallery of NSW.[6]
In 2010, his work "Furusato" (Eng. Hometown) was recognised as a national property through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 2016 he received the Consul General Award. His work, "Reiwa" (令和) — which was written when the era name in Japan was changed in 2019 — is now exhibited at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in Sydney. In 2019, he donated his work "Go-Nichi Yuuko" (豪日友好 Eng. A friendship between Australia and Japan) for the 75th annual ceremony of Cowra Breakout.[7]
In 2020, his achievements in Australia were recognised and he was introduced as Japan's representative calligrapher in Australia to the Calligraphy section of the Japanese Cultural Directory managed by the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney.[8]
^"書家れんのつきいち年中行事" [Calligrapher Ren no Tsuki Ichi Annual Event]. Nichigo Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^Yano, Ren (8 December 2018). "Mr. Ren Yano Japanese Calligraphy Artist". Matsuri Japan Festival Sydney (Interview). Interviewed by Hinako Chiba. Retrieved 14 March 2020 – via matsurisydney.com.
^Yano, Ren (7 August 2019). "カウラ市へ「豪日友好」の書を寄贈" [Donated a book of "Australia-Japan Friendship" to Cowra]. note(ノート) (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via note.com.