Albanese urged to apologise to Japan’s PM over ‘melon’ gesture | ABC NEWS
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing calls to apologise to his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi over a gesture he made while discussing two melons she had gifted him.
Former Japanese ambassador to Australia Shingo Yamagami criticised the exchange as insulting and suggested the gesture referred to Ms Takaichi’s body, an interpretation Mr Albanese’s office denies.
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