Junko Hirabayashi
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- 6
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- Sep 29, 2026
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From Sydney to Japan: Voice actor Shu Uchida’s autograph reflects her bilingual journey (opens the original)
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From Sydney to Japan: Voice actor Shu Uchida’s autograph reflects her bilingual journeySBS JapaneseFollow and SubscribeFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (11.79MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and AndroidShu Uchida grew up in Sydney from the age of two to 18 before pursuing a career as a voice actor in Japan. After appearing at SMASH! in 2024, she returned to Sydney, where her family lives, for another Japanese pop culture event in September. We spoke to her ab
A story told in multiple languages: a Japanese bilingual theatre company performs in Australia (opens the original)
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A story told in multiple languages: a Japanese bilingual theatre company performs in AustraliaSBS JapaneseFollow and SubscribeFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (11.8MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and AndroidIn August, Theatre Banana Japan—a bilingual theatre company for children founded in New York in 2012 by a group of Japanese mothers—staged performances for students at four schools in Sydney and Melbourne. Why do they stage productions that use multiple l
Carrying on the tradition through mutual understandings: Ikenobo Sydney’s 30th anniversary flower exhibition in August (opens the original)
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Carrying on the tradition through mutual understandings: Ikenobo Sydney’s 30th anniversary flower exhibition in AugustSBS JapaneseFollow and SubscribeFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (12.36MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and AndroidJapanese ikebana (flower arrangement) is enjoyed throughout Australia. Ikenobo, with a history spanning more than 550 years in Japan, is the oldest and largest school of ikebana. Its Sydney chapter is holding a special flower exhi
Census and the Japanese community: Let's ask two Japanese researchers in Australia (opens the original)
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Census and the Japanese community: Let's ask two Japanese researchers in AustraliaSBS JapaneseFollow and SubscribeFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (11MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and AndroidThe Japanese-Australian community is a minority group in Australia. Do you think the census has nothing to do with you? That is not the case. The census connects the past and future of the Japanese-Australian community, and it underpins our daily lives today. We speak
AFMLTA, representing language teachers in Australia (Go Go Nihongo! 4) (opens the original)
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AFMLTA, representing language teachers in Australia (Go Go Nihongo! 4)SBS JapaneseFollow and SubscribeFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (7.52MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and AndroidMiyako Matsui was an English teacher at a junior high school in Japan. She is currently the first Japanese person to serve as President of AFMLTA (The Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers’ Associations), the national organisation representing language teachers in Au
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