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Fears grow for Australian grandmother locked up in Japan for allegedly importing huge haul of meth ‘after falling for Nigerian romance scam’

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By Australian Associated Press Published: 09:48 GMT, 31 October 2023 | Updated: 09:48 GMT, 31 October 2023 The fate of an Australian grandmother detained in Japan for almost 10 months over drug trafficking allegations remains uncertain. Aboriginal health leader and former West Australian Greens candidate Donna Nelson was arrested days after travelling to Tokyo in … Read more

Would you spend £900 on Wagyu? New London restaurant adds Britain’s most expensive steak to the menu

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By Summer Goodkind Published: 01:12 BST, 25 October 2023 | Updated: 02:11 BST, 25 October 2023 A new luxury Japanese restaurant in London has added Britain’s most expensive steak to the menu – at up to £900 for a single serving. Aragawa, a top-end Tokyo steakhouse serving the famously succulent Kobe Beef, opened its first … Read more

I’ve just moved to Australia from Thailand and I have one major complaint about toilets Down Under

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By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:26 BST, 22 September 2023 | Updated: 06:26 BST, 22 September 2023 Expats who have moved to Australia often face unexpected cultural differences – but many of them seem to have one same complaint.  May, from Thailand, recently moved to Queensland and has been struggling to use the toilet … Read more

Aussie tourist told to leave Japan over disrespectful act on public transport: ‘It is unforgivable’

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An Australian tourist has been told to ‘leave Japan at once’ after committing an unforgivable act on public transport. Former sheep farmer turned travel blogger Turan William Salis was slammed online after sharing a video of himself boarding a women’s only train carriage. The 20-year-old made a joke he was a carriage inspector, checking the … Read more

MasterChef judge Melissa Leong reveals McDonald’s burger worth taking an international flight for 

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MasterChef judge Melissa Leong reveals the special McDonald’s burger that’s so delicious it’s worth taking an international flight for By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:40 BST, 21 October 2022 | Updated: 16:06 BST, 21 October 2022 She’s the MasterChef Australia judge with a passion for food and fine dining.  But Melissa Leong … Read more

A cure for baldness? Scientists CREATE hair in the lab

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Scientists have generated hair follicles in petri dishes using embryonic skin cells from mice, in a potential breakthrough for fighting hair loss.  The team from Yokohama National University, in Japan, did so by controlling the spatial arrangement of two types of cells, epithelial and mesenchymal. Epithelial cells are a type of cell that covers the … Read more

The best-value long-haul winter sun destinations for Britons, and it’s Vietnam that’s cheapest

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The best-value 2022 long-haul winter sun destinations for Britons have been revealed in a new study – and it’s Hoi An in Vietnam that’s number one in the ranking. It’s here where their pound will stretch the furthest, followed by Cape Town in South Africa (second), Mombasa in Kenya (third), and Tokyo, Japan (fourth). Meanwhile, … Read more

North Korea fires multiple missiles in its fourth test launch this week after Kamala Harris visit

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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in its fourth test launch in just a week as tensions rise after Kamala Harris visit to the DMZ North Korea launched a missile off the east coast of South Korea yesterday It is the fourth missile launch in the space of a week, South Korean military said  The … Read more

Scientists create a cyborg COCKROACH with a solar-powered ‘backpack’ that can be steered remotely

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While it may sound like something that has crawled out of your nightmares, cyborg cockroaches have arrived as friends rather than foes. Scientists in Japan have designed a new remote-controlled insect, equipped with a battery ‘backpack’ that is powered by solar panels.  The cockroach, which is part insect and part machine, is intended to enter … Read more

World leaders’ summit: Why Anthony Albanese was wearing a blue badge alongside Biden

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Why Anthony Albanese was the ONLY leader wearing a bright blue badge at Quad summit with political heavyweights Anthony Albanese is at the Quad summit in Tokyo with other world leaders  US president and the Japanese and Indian prime ministers also attending Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida and Narendra Modi do not have to wear badges … Read more

Dry, sensitive skin? Curel’s has hundreds of five-star reviews on Amazon – and it’s on sale

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Suffering with dry, sensitive skin? Curél’s Japanese skincare has hundreds of five-star reviews on Amazon – and it’s on sale with 25% off By Emily Scrivener For Mailonline Published: 08:27 BST, 18 May 2022 | Updated: 08:27 BST, 18 May 2022 Products featured in this Mail Best article are independently selected by our shopping writers. … Read more