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Hello Kitty’s looking pretty at 50 (and worth more than ever)
Hello Kitty is famously the height of just five apples. But these days, the more striking statistic is that she’s worth more than 1 trillion yen – close to $10 billion.
- by Gearoid Reidy
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A rarity in Tokyo, this new hotel is one of the city’s best
Trunk (Hotel) Yoyogi Park encourages guests to explore one of the city’s biggest natural spaces.
- by Penny Watson
Lessons for Australia on board the world’s fastest train
At 500 kilometres an hour, the Maglev could revolutionise rail travel. But it’s also causing plenty of controversy.
- by Lisa Visentin and Eryk Bagshaw
Tears, a reunion and handcuffs as Perth grandmother’s Japanese drug smuggling trial begins
Donna Nelson’s lawyer said her client was the victim of a romance scam and that she “had her trust and love taken advantage of.”
- by Jamie Freestone
Japanese troops in Top End sends clear message to China
Australia, the US and Japan have sent a defiant message to China by putting their increasingly close partnership on an alliance-style footing.
- by Matthew Knott
Donna Nelson finally to face trial in Japan
The 58-year-old was on the trip of a lifetime in January 2023, about to meet her love interest after chatting online via the dating site AfroIntroductions when she was arrested.
- by Jamie Freestone
This Tokyo cafe offers a peek at the future of humanity
Robot waiters take a star turn in the Japanese capital’s DAWN Avatar Robot Cafe, but something more important is going on behind the scenes.
- by Tracey Spicer
Japan PM survives parliament vote as Trump looms large
Shigeru Ishiba will lead fragile minority government as tension rises with neighbours China and North Korea.
- by John Geddie and Tim Kelly
Not all heritage sites are a ‘must balance heritage with amenity’
The so-called “toilet block” at Middle Head Oval in Mosman is much more than that. It is an amenities building housing two change rooms, dedicated sex-specific toilet facilities, umpire rooms, clubrooms, kiosk, covered viewing area and storage underneath.
Octopus, alien life form or giant pumpkin? Yayoi Kusama sculpture takes centre stage at NGV
The artwork, which weighs nine tonnes, has been acquired by the NGV and will be put on display at the planned NGV Contemporary public garden when it opens in 2028.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
‘People are grumpy’: More than 100 Australians stuck aboard cruise ship in Japan
Frustrated passengers have spent two days stuck aboard a cruise ship in Japan after “unplanned maintenance” abruptly halted their seven-night tour.
- by Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan
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