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Ambassador Hayhurst’s speech - The Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee Reception to Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Signing of JAEPA
9 July 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst’s interview with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun
17 June 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst’s speech - The Japan-Australia Business Co-operation Committee
17 June 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst’s interview with the Mainichi Shimbun
15 June 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at the Australian Higher Education and Research Update
11 June 2024
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New performance created by fusing Australian and Japanese cultures
7 June 2024
Australian performance group, Polyglot Theatre and Acchi Cocchi, a Japanese not-for-profit organisation have been holding unique participatory workshops through collaboration. We spoke with Rainbow Sweeny, producer of Polyglot Theatre, and Mikako Atsuchi, president of Acchi Cocchi to hear about their cultural exchange initiatives.
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An interview with Michito Sakaki, AFL player and coach - Learning to blaze new trails during his time playing AFL in Australia
7 June 2024
Did you know there are passionate Australian Rules Football players in Japan? Michito Sakaki who now works with AFL Japan, talked to us about his dream of giving rise to the first Japanese player in a professional AFL team and what he learnt playing AFL.
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Learning from Australians how to coexist with wild animals – an interview with Saitama Children’s Zoo Director Rieko Tanaka
7 June 2024
The Saitama Children’s Zoo has a reputation for their repeated success in not only caring for, but also breeding koalas. The zoo is also home to a range of other Australian animals. We spoke to the zoo’s Director, Ms Rieko Tanaka about how raising these animals has informed her view of the future of wild animals and about the role that zoos should play.
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at Hokkaido University
3 June 2024
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United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers' Meeting (TDMM) 2024 Joint Statement
4 May 2024
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Joint Readout from Australia-Japan-Philippines-United States Defense Ministers' Meeting
4 May 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at afternoon tea for the Mayor of Cowra
17 April 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at Tokyo City University
2 April 2024
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ANZAC Day Memorial Service
28 March 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at Lendlease Project Aquila Ceremony
27 March 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at the Australia Day in Spring 2024
25 March 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 Australia Pavilion Groundbreaking Reception
22 March 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst's remarks at the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 Australia Pavilion Groundbreaking Media Briefing
22 March 2024
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Japanese-Australian artist Ms Hiroe Swen AM, meets with the Ambassador to Japan
14 March 2024
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Ambassador Hayhurst – Remarks at the Raisina Dialogue
7 March 2024
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Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia: Australia as a long-term and reliable energy supplier - Q&A Session
29 January 2024
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Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia: Australia as a long-term and reliable energy supplier
29 January 2024
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Australia and Japan sign research agreement for undersea warfare
23 January 2024
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The Australian First Nations Film Festival 2024
10 January 2024
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Statement from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the earthquake in Japan
2 January 2024
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Latest Travel Advice
For Australians travelling to Japan
For Australians travelling to Japan or planning to travel to Japan, please refer to the Australian Government’s Smartraveller website and the Japanese Government’s Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISAJ) website for the latest news and information.
For Australians living in Japan
Eligible Australian residents living in Japan are covered under the Japanese Government's COVID-19 vaccination rollout program. If you have any enquiries regarding your eligibility and the reservation process, please contact your local municipal office directly. COVID-19 vaccinations are managed by each municipal office.
If you received a “Vaccination Voucher” from your municipal office and would like to read the information in English, you can access the English version on Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s website.
For Australians returning and international travellers coming to Australia
Please visit the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs website for the latest advice and requirements in relation to travelling to Australia.
For international visitors traveling to Australia
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