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    Macropod Music and Getting Sentimental Over Kangaroos in Japan

    Kangaroos and koalas are among the symbols Japanese pop culture has, for many and various reasons, adopted at times (the latter with particular relish), and singer Misato Watanabe‘s choice of subject topic for her 1988 hit Sentimental Kangaroo proved a marsupial masterpiece. Watanabe made her debut in 1986 with My Revolution, a huge hit that earned her a gold prize at the 28th Annual Japan Record Awards and would be the biggest-selling song of her career. Watanabe, whose heyday stemmed from the late ’80s to early ’90s, continues performing regularly today. Sentimental Kangaroo was one of the attempts she made to match My Revolution, one of Japan’s most-covered songs of…

  • Pavilion Pulled Down, Packed Up And Repurposed

    The Australia Pavilion from the recently completed Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan is simply going to be dismantled, and its parts repurposed for other projects: a stark contrast to the fate of previous pavilions from earlier world’s fairs held in Japan. Last time Osaka held the fair in 1970, the Australia Pavilion had been one of the stars of the show, dazzling visitors with its architecture inspired by Hokusai‘s Great Wave Off Kanagawa in homage to the hosts. It made such a lasting impact that instead of ripping it down and forgetting about it, Aussie aficionados in Japan had the pavilion relocated to Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture. Though at first…

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    Rainbow Over Allah And Putting A Tiger In The Tank

    Work slowed down and it was a little easier to enjoy life, which allowed for stopping to smell the roses and capturing such opportunities as a rainbow shining above the Tokyo Mosque and beefing up Bargearse the bike. Mrs. Kangaeroo and I also got to visit an exhibition by the delightful Kyoichi Tsuzuki, who has been chronicalling Japan’s quirky side for decides. He was showing displays from hihokan, the now vanishing but once almost ubiquitous sex museums across Japan. Bargearse, meanwhile, my erstwhile fat bike, got an upgrade with tiger decorations, taking over from a predecessor pedallar that piqued my interesting in pedalling.

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    Oz Act Pretty Bleak Turns Summer Supersonic

    There’s nothing ironic about the fact that one of Japan’s top music festivals is being brightened by Pretty Bleak. 今年25周年を迎える「SUMMER SONIC 2026」には、オーストラリア勢も登場します。 Aug. 14-Aug. 20, 2026 THIS WEEKEND! SUMMER SONIC 2026: AUSTRALIA GOES SONIC サマーソニック2026:オーストラリア勢が登場! Summer Sonic turns 25 this year, and the three-day festival has a distinctly Australian flavour. Two Australian acts are on the bill: Melbourne indie-rockers PRETTY BLEAK perform in Tokyo on Saturday, 15 August, while Sydney-based R&B singer BOY SODA takes the stage in Tokyo on Sunday, 16 August. BOY SODA is also scheduled for the Osaka festival on Friday, 14 August. PRETTY BLEAK are part of the Saturday lineup at the Sonic Stage, alongside Steve…

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    Why Do Aussies Ride On A “Deadly Treadly?”

    What Does “Deadly Treadly” Mean? Aussieはなぜ自転車を「Deadly Treadly」と呼ぶの? Imagine you’ve just bought a brand-new bicycle. You wheel it out of the shop, admiring the shiny frame. An Aussie mate walks over, grins and says, “Nice deadly treadly!” Nobody thinks the bike is dangerous. In fact, it’s a compliment. Deadly treadly is one of those classic Aussie rhyming expressions that simply means “bicycle.” It’s playful, memorable and unmistakably Strine. 日本で自転車といえば、「自転車」「チャリ」「ママチャリ」など、いろいろな呼び方があります。Aussieにも、ユーモアたっぷりの呼び名があります。それが、”deadly treadly”です。意味、とてもシンプル。「自転車」。それだけです。でも、語感がよく、一度聞いたら忘れられないのがAussie英語らしいところ。\友達同士で使う、親しみのある表現です。 Expression Deadly treadly Pronunciation /ˈdedli ˈtredli/ Meaning 自転車。 特に日常生活で使う普通の自転車を親しみを込めて呼ぶ表現です。「deadly(命にかかわる)」という本来の意味はほとんど意識されておらず、リズムを楽しむ言葉になっています。 Example I rode my deadly treadly to work today. 「今日は自転車で会社へ行ったよ。」 また、 My old deadly treadly finally gave up. なら、 「長年乗った愛車の自転車が、とうとう寿命を迎えた。」 という意味になります。 日本語で言うと? 日本語なら、「チャリ」「愛車」などが近いでしょう。ただし、”deadly treadly” は少しユーモラスな響きがあり、「チャリ」よりも遊び心のある言い方です。 Australia–Japan Connection オーストラリアは広い国ですが、シドニーやメルボルンなどの都市では、自転車を通勤や通学に利用する人も増えています。休日にはサイクリングロードを家族で楽しむ姿もよく見られます。日本も自転車文化が盛んな国。だから “deadly treadly” という言葉は、日本人にも親しみやすいStrineのひとつかもしれません。 Aussieは、何でも短くしたり、語呂を楽しんだりするのが大好きです。”deadly…

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    Melburnian’s Kagawa Kangaroo Business Is Bounding

    Melburnian Suliana Tesi Nakamura looks to be doing very nicely operating Kangaroo K.K., an English conversation school and real estate business located in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, where she has lived since 2011. Aussie Nakamura’s choice of the kangaroo for her company and logo is pretty bloody obvious, and a logical choice for the woman who moved to Japan in 2005 and taught English in Tokyo before moving to her current location. Nakamura worked in real estate Down Under and is using her multicultural background to leverage her multifaceted business now. The appearance of any company, organization, or individual on Kangaeroo.com does not constitute an endorsement, approval, or criticism of that…