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  • Omakase with a Tokyo sushi master

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    It’s fair to say that an omakase sushi experience is next level in every way. Ibuki Sushi Omakase Sushi Experience 4/57 Magill Road, Stepney SA 5069 11 & 18 December 2023 Bookings Which is why when a genuine Itamae, aka sushi master, from Tokyo pops up in Adelaide, you should book at once. Omakase roughly…

  • North welcomes a new source of visitors as Virgin locks in Tokyo route

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    The flight to Japan, which launched at the end of June with a “Hello Tokyo” sale boasting tickets from as little as $699 return, was first floated in 2019 but scuppered due to the global pandemic. Now Virgin Australia, in partnership with the Queensland Government and Cairns Airport, has added more than 2000 seats per…

  • Paris grabs the Olympic baton after the strangest Games of all time

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    Although not without its problems, most notably the absence of fans from venues in the Japanese capital, coronavirus has been a merciful sideshow to displays of sporting greatness. Now everyone involved will keep their fingers firmly crossed that the Olympics in three years’ time will be able to be held in normal circumstances. Paris had…

  • By land or by sea – two more Aussie gold makes Tokyo tally our best-ever

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    Australian paddlers Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen stunned their seasoned rivals to win  gold in the Olympic K2 1000 metres canoe sprint while teenager Keenan Palmer became our first Olympic skateboarding gold medallist. The wins mean Australia’s gold medal tally in Tokyo has reached 17, equal to the nation’s best ever Olympic hail…

  • Suite dreams: Police say no luxury treatment for quarantining Premier

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    Palaszczuk started her 14-day hotel quarantine on Sunday after returning from a controversial week-long trip to Tokyo. The premier helped secure the 2032 Olympics for Brisbane, but was also criticised because she had successfully lobbied the federal government to halve arrivals caps in the lead up to her trip. Palaszczuk then backflipped on her promise…

  • Eye of the storm: Premier’s Tokyo trip could mean flying into a state of emergency

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    The Japan Times and numerous media outlets have reported that Tokyo will be placed in a state of emergency until August 22 after the city recorded 920 COVID-19 virus cases on Wednesday. Palaszczuk has had the full course of the Pfizer vaccine and will be travelling later this month with federal Sports Minister Richard Colbeck…

  • Athletes will face daily COVID checks during Tokyo Games, says IOC

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    Olympic Games organisers said Wednesday preparations were full steam ahead, with IOC boss Thomas Bach committing to holding a safe and successful event despite the rising coronavirus pandemic. Bach was speaking at the start of a meeting with Tokyo 2020 organisers to finalise the second edition of the “playbooks” of rules for the Summer Games,…

  • No place for egos: Sallyanne on getting the Olympics done

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    Former lord mayor Sallyanne Atkinson, who led Brisbane’s unsuccessful bid for the 1992 Olympics and also tried hard to ensure the city was Australia’s official bidder for the 1996 Games, insisted that the key to winning International Olympic Committee favour was teamwork. After a long, disciplined campaign by south-east Queensland mayors and other proponents, the…

  • Just one thing… in Tokyo

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    For people from Australia, there is something that is often hard to grasp about Japanese work culture. In many of Japan’s industries, but particularly in hospitality, individuals dedicate their lives to becoming excellent at executing one specific task. This tradition was revealed with emotional depth in the wonderful Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and it stands in…