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At least 68 Australian kids have been caught in parental abduction cases in Japan. French estimates are more than 100, the US 475. Each of them has a story. smh.com.au/world/asia/the… #Tokyo2020
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A few key takeouts from my interview with Nobuo Kishi: Australia should take more of a leadership role in south-east Asia and the Pacific, pacifist constitutional debate likely to re-emerge after the election, and Abe, his brother, is fighting fit. smh.com.au/world/asia/jap…
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For those playing along at home. The one on the left is the key.
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If you are wondering why Australia has not rocked up yet. It is spelt with an ‘O’ オ in the Japanese katakana alphabet so has been knocked back the queue to to 38th. Ireland, Algeria etc are spelt with an ‘A’ ア. #Tokyo2020
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Greg Hunt repeats this Australian government stat: "The UK actually has 84 per cent of its adult population vaccinated, but 20,000 cases a day in each of the last two days." They should be pulled up on omitting the hospitalisation rate every time it is repeated. It's misleading.
North Asia correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age | eryk.bagshaw@smh.com.au | eryk.bagshaw@protonmail.com | Signal:+61411463731 | @smh @theage