Rivers Run Deep
The Kiso River running through central Japan offers glorious views on the old Nakasendo road that joined Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during Japan’s feudal era.
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Anti-Asian ‘Rage Ranga’ Pauline Hanson’s Soft Spot For Japan
Populist politicians are on the ascendency across the globe. Japan is heading to the polls with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who can probably be called a populist, tapping into strong anti-foreigner sentiment to give her Liberal Democratic Party its traditional grip on power. Joining demagogues like Trump, Farage, Le Pen, Wilders and Milei is Australia’s…
Straya, We’ll See Your Vegemite Chocolate and Raise You with Cough Lolly KitKats
Strewth! It doesn’t get much worse than the latest KitKat concoction to hit Japanese stores, which arguably takes the title of world’s worst chocolate unofficially claimed by Australia when it produced Vegemite chocolate back in June 2015. KitKat Nodoame flavor is now selling at Japanese retail outlets and is the latest in a line of…
Have A Very Merry Mad Max Xmas!
It was with great delight that I learned overnight that Christmas in Japan in 2025 will have a tinge of Aussie about it. And my enthusiasm was in no way quelled by the fact that this merely meant a screening of Mad Max. With a message of “Merry Mad Max,” National broadcaster NHK‘s Premium Cinema…
The Japan-Australia Link To The Great Train Robbery
Ronnie Biggs and the Great Train Robbery were pretty well-known among my generation of Australians growing up, and recognition of the famous long-term fugitive was enough in Japan for his 2014 death to be widely reported. What is less established, however, is that both Japan and Australia have a much closer connection to the crook…
Tiny Tassie Town Gets A Kick Out Of Kiki
A tiny Tasmanian town once known for its female factory has become a magnet for anime fans around the world because of its apparent connection with a witch. Ross, the town with a population of just over 400 and located just over 100 kilometers north of the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, attracts Studio Ghibli anime…
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The Japan-Australia Link As A Fallen Star Became A Black Hole
Japan has become pretty much synonymous with high quality construction, but that didn’t prove to be in what was supposed to be a star project in Melbourne but ended up being more of a black hole. The 120-meter-high Melbourne Star Ferris wheel was supposed to be a boon for tourism in Australia’s largest city, as…
