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Indexed articles, last 90 days
136
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Age
Top 10K sites
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ben Groundwater

    I’ve done wild things in Tokyo, but charading as Tom Cruise is a first (opens the original)

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    I wasn’t planning to pretend to be Tom Cruise today, but it’s hard to avoid when you’re 24 storeys up, climbing through the metal grates and stairs at the top of a Tokyo skyscraper, about to make your way to the helipad above. I’m even carrying a weapon, though in this case it’s a wooden katana, a practice sword that might be gripped tightly in my hand but is still unlikely to help me overpower the security guard keeping a close eye on my progress. I’ve done some wild things in Tokyo. The Japane

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ben Groundwater

    I’ve done wild things in Tokyo, but charading as Tom Cruise is a first (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

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    I wasn’t planning to pretend to be Tom Cruise today, but it’s hard to avoid when you’re 24 storeys up, climbing through the metal grates and stairs at the top of a Tokyo skyscraper, about to make your way to the helipad above. I’m even carrying a weapon, though in this case it’s a wooden katana, a practice sword that might be gripped tightly in my hand but is still unlikely to help me overpower the security guard keeping a close eye on my progress. I’ve done some wild things in Tokyo. The Japane

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ben Groundwater

    I’ve done wild things in Tokyo, but charading as Tom Cruise is a first (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    I wasn’t planning to pretend to be Tom Cruise today, but it’s hard to avoid when you’re 24 storeys up, climbing through the metal grates and stairs at the top of a Tokyo skyscraper, about to make your way to the helipad above. I’m even carrying a weapon, though in this case it’s a wooden katana, a practice sword that might be gripped tightly in my hand but is still unlikely to help me overpower the security guard keeping a close eye on my progress. I’ve done some wild things in Tokyo. The Japane

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ben Groundwater

    I’ve done wild things in Tokyo, but charading as Tom Cruise is a first (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    I wasn’t planning to pretend to be Tom Cruise today, but it’s hard to avoid when you’re 24 storeys up, climbing through the metal grates and stairs at the top of a Tokyo skyscraper, about to make your way to the helipad above. I’m even carrying a weapon, though in this case it’s a wooden katana, a practice sword that might be gripped tightly in my hand but is still unlikely to help me overpower the security guard keeping a close eye on my progress. I’ve done some wild things in Tokyo. The Japane

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Ben Groundwater

    The world’s most popular tourist destination needs you (opens the original)

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. There’s danger when you’re sitting at one of the outside tables at Maitenia in Ciboure, in the Pays Basque region of France. It’s not so much the danger of overeating, or of getting a little drunk in the midday sun, though that is a threat. The main danger is being hit by a pelota ball. This little bistro is perched right next to the village fronton, the court used to play the Basque sport of pelo

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