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Stars of track and field: Australian athletes at the World Athletics Championships – in pictures
The green-and-gold squad shone bright in Tokyo. Here is a collection of some of the best photographs from the …
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‘It’s only going to get bigger’: Australia embraces the Japanese game that turns rubbish into sport
Caitlin Cassidy competes in Australia’s World Cup spogomi qualifier, a fun event that’s really about raising e…
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Weather tracker: Heat records fall as Japan and South Korea swelter
Fears for August as Kyoto reaches 40C and Seoul has 22 nights above 25C, while eastern Australia enjoys snowTh…
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In the shadow of the Hiroshima blast: the secret romance that bloomed in defiance of the white Australia policy
Nobuko Sakuramoto survived the atomic bomb and found love with an Australian serviceman. Together they stared …
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Lex Greensill says SoftBank managers ‘felt threatened’ by his links to founder
Financier tells court he travelled to Tokyo ‘often weekly’ for mentoring sessions with Masayoshi Son The finan…
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Sperm donor who claims he fathered more than 180 children loses custody battle
UK judge rejects Robert Albon’s application for parental right of three-year-old girl he had with woman in Dur…
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Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump
The US president has upset global norms in the space of weeks, spurring a flurry of defence spending, diplomat…
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Sony hikes PlayStation 5 price by 25% as Trump tariffs bite
PS5 digital price in UK would rise to £430 and €500 in Europe as Japanese games developer cites ‘challenging e…
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Wall Street dives as hopes wane for tariff delays; US says it will implement 104% tariff on China – business live
US stock market closes with stocks down after volatile trading day as investor hopes for concessions and delay…
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Donald Trump says he is not looking at pausing tariffs as US markets close after rocky day – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest news reports here:Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs…
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Weather tracker: Japan’s record snowfall causes chaos as temperatures dive
Vehicles stranded, trains and planes cancelled, and schools closed after record 129cm of snow falls in 12 hour…
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Open (your wallet) wide: Australians pay more for dental care than most OECD countries
Australia ranks well when it comes to total dental care expenditure. But a closer look at the numbers reveals …
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Japan urges Australians to head off the beaten track as record numbers flood tourist hotspots
About 807,800 Australians visited Japan between January and November this year, nearly 200,000 more than the p…
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Yayoi Kusama in Melbourne: Instagram’s favourite artist dazzles in a blockbuster show
The 95-year-old is now one of the most popular artists in the world, for her cheeky pumpkins and infinity room…
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Donna Nelson, who claims she was love scam victim, jailed for smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson sentenced to six years in prison after court finds her guilty of bringing methamphetamine into co…
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Australian accused of smuggling drugs in suitcase to Tokyo says she is victim of romance scam
Donna Nelson arrested with 2kg of stimulants but daughters say she is innocentFollow our Australia news live b…
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Bland, soggy slop or scratch-cooked chilli and pancakes? The best and worst hospital food around the world – in pictures
From Kenya to Brazil, patients need tasty, nutritious food more than most – so which countries do it best?• ‘W…
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Weather tracker: More rain forecast in Spain as storms push in
Heightened risk Cádiz river could overflow, with yellow and orange rainfall warnings for southern regionsThe l…
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Japan’s humble onigiri takes over lunchtimes around the world
For decades nori-wrapped rice dish was mainly a snack eaten at home or in a bento, but now it has come into it…
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Australian government ‘deeply disappointed’ by Japan’s decision to expand commercial whaling target list
Japanese government confirms it will allow whalers to catch and kill up to 59 fin whales, a species conservati…