Yukiko Burns retires after reporting from Tasmania for 30 years

As a contributor for SBS Japanese radio, Yukiko Burns had been reporting from Hobart, Tasmania to the Japanese community since 1996.

Yukiko Burns, a former contributor for SBS Japanese, retired after 30 years of reporting from Hobart, Tasmania. Credit: Yukiko Burns/Getty Images/Posnov

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Yukiko Burns, a well-known contributor who reported from Hobart for the 'Australia Wide' segment for 30 years, retired last year.

Yukiko came to Australia after getting married to a man who she met on a ship bound for Japan from Australia. In the 1970s, international marriages were not as common as now. She started working for a Japanese language radio when she was living in Melbourne before coming to Hobart.

Hobart-based Yukiko Burns with her friends in Melbourne, after visiting International Garden & Flower Show in March 2024. Credit: Yukiko Burns

Even after retiring as a contributor, she still collects newspaper clippings and other information that she finds interesting.

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