Japan
This affordable way to see Japan is the perfect introduction
It’s Japan 101 – offering insights into this complex country, with a focus on affordability and a relaxed pace without sacrificing creature comforts.
- Julie Miller
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Australians are choosing to travel to Asia over the US. It’s not because of Trump
Japan, China and Vietnam are fast becoming the top travel destinations, while visits to the US remain below pre-pandemic levels.
- Millie Muroi
Body found in Hokkaido after man watches bear drag friend off path
The victim’s friend saw the man fighting off the bear while bleeding from his leg, before the bear dragged him away into a bush along the trail leading to the summit of Mount Rausu in Japan.
Feel like crying at work? In Japan, they can help with that
Companies are paying for handsome men to tease out women’s tears. Don’t worry, it’s therapeutic.
- Barry Divola
- ★★★★½
- Airport reviews
The ‘world’s best regional airport’ houses a key part of aviation history
It’s easy to see why this place has been named the world’s best regional airport 11 years running. It’s a delight.
- Rob McFarland
‘I thought the sun had fallen’: What a nuclear bomb survivor taught me
Seiichiro Mise witnessed the moment an atomic bomb was dropped in Japan. Eighty years later, traumatic memories still remain.
- Kerry van der Jagt
When I arrive in Tokyo, this is the first thing I always do
Seeing this gargantuan city on two wheels lets you weave through charming alleyways, and unlock parts of the city that would have otherwise been off-limits.
- Paul Marshall
Miyako Jodai was six when the bomb blinded Nagasaki. The damage lasted generations
There was a blinding light, then nothing. This is the incredible illustrated story from a survivor of the so-called Fat Man bomb that flattened a city instantly and haunted families for decades.
- David King and The Visual Stories Team
Let’s scuttle AUKUS before it sinks
While our purchase of Japan’s frigates is a solid investment, Britain’s claim that it will defend Australia exposes the absurdity of AUKUS: a show of solidarity as substantive as a mirage within a hologram within a dream.
- David Livingstone
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- Defence
‘Stupid games’: Government keeps cost secret after Japan wins lucrative warships deal
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries beat a German rival to win a contract to supply 11 warships to Australia. But the Albanese government won’t reveal the full cost.
- Matthew Knott