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Gocchanko, an ex-sumo wrestler who now wrestles on the street for busking money.

You win sumo, you lose some: Busker Gocchanko wrestles with onlookers, red tape

A street-fighting star who’s been a hit in Melbourne’s CBD found himself grappling with the city’s hefty bureaucracy.

  • Alexander Darling

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The curved foyer of Hotel Gajoen, Tokyo.

This luxury Tokyo hotel is a favourite with locals

A historic hotel with its own shrine for weddings and a stunning art collection offers a unique insight into Japanese culture.

  • Trudi Jenkins
The entertainment system is clunky to use.

This airline’s economy class gives you a taste of business for $25

You win some, you lose some. I got a business class meal but my “window” seat has no window.

  • Julia D'Orazio
The new Okura Hotel lobby in Tokyo is the coolest in the world.

The coolest hotel lobby, in the coolest city, in the world

This hotel is worth a detour when you’re in Tokyo, even if you’re not staying there.

  • Lee Tulloch
Ben Groundwater and family in Japan.

I took my kids to Japan and made mistakes. Here’s what I learnt

The land of the rising sun is an excellent child-friendly destination, as long as you do your homework first. Here are 15 rules to follow.

  • Ben Groundwater
A Nissan electric vehicle displayed inside the company’s Ginza showroom in Tokyo.

Scrapping $97b Honda deal would leave Nissan stranded

Like the driver who stubbornly insists they know where they’re going but ends up lost, pride may have caught up with Nissan when it shelved its tie-up with Honda.

  • Gearoid Reidy
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The latest Assassin’s Creed is set in Japan, and features a pair of protagonists.

Assassin’s Creed is finally heading to Japan. It needs to hit the mark

The long-awaited feudal Japan episode of the long-running series follows a ninja and a samurai in a period of civil war. For Ubisoft, it could be a make or break.

  • Tim Biggs
Masahiro Nakai, in 2011, was a boy-band star turned popular TV host.

Japanese TV execs grilled in 10-hour press conference over celebrity ‘cover-up’

Fuji Television organised a press conference to try to salvage its reputation after being accused of protecting a big star. It had a lot to answer.

JAL suites in the First Class cabin.

This first-class is dated, but superlative service makes up for it

The plane on this route is 17 years old and looks it, but rarely have I encountered such welcoming, warm and thoughtful staff.

  • Trudi Jenkins
Santos’ Moomba carbon capture and storage project in South Australia.

Why Japan’s power plants want to bury their emissions in the outback

The start-up of a giant project to bury carbon dioxide in the desert has given Santos greater confidence as it progresses talks with Japan’s big emitters.

  • Nick Toscano

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