Neither home (the first place) nor school or work (the second place), a "third place" offers people somewhere they belong. In Melbourne, Masa Noguchi is creating that space for the Japanese community. Together with co-founder Futa Kitayama, he launched 3rd Place in 2024. This story was first published in January 2025.
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