Chris Gilbert
Sth Korea Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins snap presidential election
Chris Gilbert reminds us why Korea had a snap Presidential election Audio
Japan: Support for Prime Minister Ishiba hits new low
The Government in Japan is proving unpopular - Chris Gilbert has the numbers from Tokyo Audio
Japanese airline blames manga prophecy for low sales
Japan and China are facing off against each other in the middle of the ocean, Chris Gilbert has the story from Tokyo Audio
North Korea confirms troops sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine
China is staking a claim to a sandbar in the South China Sea, Chris Gilbert has the story from Japan Audio
Japan hosting 2025 World Expo in Osaka off to shaky start
Japan is investing a lot in this year's world expo - Chris Gilbert updates us from Tokyo Audio
Report shows 42,000 people died alone in Japan in 2023
South Korea's president is impeached, and 2023 was a bad year for lonely Japanese - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
Huge wildfires in South Korea, Japan affecting elderly
Wildfires in Japan and South Korea - Chris Gilbert has the latest from Tokyo Audio
Japanese government faces another corruption scandal
Japan's government isn't polling at all well, Chris Gilbert explains what's gone wrong Audio
Finance Minister to make announcement on supermarkets
Japan's government isn't polling at all well, Chris Gilbert explains what's gone wrong Audio
Deadly Sarin gas attack remembered in Japan, 30 years on
Japan remembers a terror attack 30 years on - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio
Japan to tighten restrictions for foreigners to buy farmland
Squeezing buns in Japan can get you in trouble with the law - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio
Japan: Toyota builds test "woven" city
Car maker Toyota is building a city - Chris Gilbert tells us why Audio
Japan: trains bringing politicians together
Japan's trains are bringing politicians together - Chris Gilbert has the details from Tokyo Audio
Japan:study shows loneliness maybe linked to heart attacks
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with US President Donald Trump and a new study on lonliness - correspondent Chris Gilbert has the latest from the land of rising sun. Audio
Neighbours evacuate as sinkhole grows in Tokyo suburb
Japan Correspondent Chris Gilbert talks to Nathan about the latest from the land of the rising sun Audio
Japan: Truck stuck in sinkhole causes days long rescue mission
Japan correspondent Chris Gilbert spoke to Lisa Owen about a days-long effort to rescue a trucker stuck in a massive sinkhole in the Saitama region continuing. Audio
Public smoking banned in Osaka for Expo 2025
Japanese correspondent Chris Gilbert talks to Nathan about a death sentence handed to an arsonist and the ban on public smoking in Osaka Audio
Pachinko: Japan’s gambling grey area
First Up’s Japan correspondent Chris Gilbert joins Ellie and Corey for a rundown on the culture, attitudes and dubious legality surrounding the game Pachinko. Audio
South Korea govt impeaches former president, Xmas in Japan
South Korean lawmakers have impeached their president, Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
Japan takes further steps to criminalise cannabis use
Asia correspondent Chris Gilbert spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about last weeks shock martial law order in South Korea, Japan taking further steps to criminalise cannabis use and New Years being cancelled… Audio
