Aug 11, 2026 – 4.11pmTokyo | The Japanese government may be using careful language to describe Anthony Albanese’s role in making fun of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “melons”, but Japanese media are showing no such restraints.A month after Albanese’s awkward, joking appearance on the podcast, the incident this week lit up social media in Japan, with some less than diplomatic about Australians generally, and Albanese specifically.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Sexist melon haters: Japan’s social media lights up over Albanese gaffe
Social media has erupted in Japan over Anthony Albanese’s “vulgar” melon incident which some users said was to be expected from “citizens of a penal colony”.
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