Australia’s prime minister has been criticised for a crude joke he made about his Japanese counterpart and her country’s ...

Australian PM urged to apologise over joke about melons gifted by Japan’s Takaichi - Anthony Albanese appeared to gesture in ...

Coalition demands police investigate apparent leaking of diplomatic cable to newspaper but Labor calls it a ‘silly political stunt’ ...

Anthony Albanese has furiously denied making a crude joke about Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “melons” in the same ...

An ex-Japanese envoy said the "sexist" comments "betrayed the close bond" between the countries.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected repeated calls to apologize to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over offensive and disrespectful comments he made on a comedy podcast in ...

THE Australian PM has been accused of making a crude joke about the Japanese leader’s “melons” – sparking a furious ...

Japan on Wednesday played down a controversy surrounding the Australian prime minister’s remarks and hand gestures about melons gifted by his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, saying the episode ...

Tokyo on Wednesday played down comments by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about melons gifted to him by his ...

Donald Trump is pushing Japan to buy more American gas just as Anthony Albanese’s melon gaffe puts Australia’s most important Asian relationship under scrutiny.