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    Japan-Australia Night at the Soccer

    Melbourne Victory luckily kept alive its slim hopes of progressing through to the knockout stages of the J.League champion Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The day was something of a soccer landmark for Japan and Australia with Kashima Antlers at Sydney Football Stadium, with the current Australian champion losing 2-0 at home. All four teams will play return legs next week, with Kashima hosting Sydney and Melbourne at home to Kawasaki. At Todoroki, Frontale looked to have the game in hand at full-time after having been the better team for the match, but unable to exert dominance over their plucky Aussie rival.…

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    Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds A Slice of Oz in Sleepy Saitama

    Campbelltown, which is situated about 50 kilometers from Sydney’s central business district, were almost made for each other, even if only serving as satellite cities for their respective countries’ largest cities. Koshigaya and Campbelltown are Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds in Koshigaya could arguably be one of the Kanto Plains areas best-kept secrets. Though only a small-scale park, the attraction is overall an excellent one as it gives a reasonably close view of some delightfully colorful (mostly) Australian birds in a fairly authentic aviary, the largest of its type in Japan. Surrounding the aviary are plenty of Campbelltown Forest of…