❤️SHE MATTERS: JOAN MARY DRANE!❤️

Today is National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day. Today is also the time to tell you about 78-year-old Joan Mary Drane. Joan's body was found in her home at Yangebup in Western Australia on Monday.
It's believed she was killed some days

Love this. Hayato Sumino’s improvisation when he hears a phone ring mid-Gershwin is delightful. Also, a reminder to turn your mobile phones off!!! ⭐️ 🎹📱

Pick up your crap, people. 🇯🇵🗻📷

That’s better🗼🇯🇵

Back in Tokyo in time for a wee quake and a misty old night - where even Tokyo Tower isn’t showing up. #Tokyo 🗼🇯🇵

Minus Carlos Ghosn.

Happy Birthday Watanabe san! 🎉

Well, I have an update for all those who have experienced the hose only shower in the @qantas business lounge at Sydney airport. It has been fixed! How good is that! ✈️🇦🇺👏 Karen Stocks 🌏🌞🇦🇺

Nice work Shiro Armstrong 🇦🇺🇯🇵

People wonder why I moan about standards of service etc in Australia but seriously. This is a picture I took just now in the shower in the Sydney @qantas business lounge. Not sure what happened to the shower head (someone nicked it?) but goodness me. 🇦🇺🚿

Japan really, really needs to figure out how to actually extract value from tourists. While it's great that people are interested in the country, coming here and spending $40 a day is no good for the economy.

Taking the transfer bus at Sydney airport is always ludicrous but looking around at all the old clapped out planes (obvs still operational!!!) I realised I should view this moment as a trip to an aviation museum. #oldplanesgalore #poorqantas #poorallofus ✈️🇦🇺

Tokyo tonight 🇯🇵

My Postcard from Tokyo in today’s Financial Review is about turning 60 in Japan and why 60 might just be the new 40!! And also about demographics and the significant issues Japan faces with an ageing population and a declining birth rate. #kanreki #iam60 #yikes 🥳🎂🇯🇵🧑🏻‍🦳

OPINION: Japan’s ageing population means you’re still young at 60. That’s great if, like Melanie Brock, you’ve just celebrated that birthday. For the country, it’s a problem. afr.com/world/asia/six…

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My very last night as a 59 year old and I get to spend it with my Mum and Dad. #tokyo #還暦 #lucky 🥰

Yet another example of how the weak yen is hurting residents of Japan.

Japan hotel rates spike 25% as weak yen draws foreign tourists asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trave…

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