Wallabies beat NZ again in Tokyo

There was tape on the floor instructing you where to walk. If you missed seeing that, there were plenty of staff suggesting where you should or should not stand.

The visit by New Zealand's Prime Minister - wearing his other hat as Minister of Tourism - to a downtown Tokyo travel agency had obviously been weeks in the planning.

Everything seemed in order for John Key's arrival. Well, not quite. In fact, things were definitely not 100 per cent pure NZ.

A platoon of stuffed toy wallabies had infiltrated proceedings and camped next to a large poster showing the wonders of Fiordland.

The small army of police and security people responsible for ensuring Mr Key's day in the capital went smoothly seemed oblivious to this Aussie incursion into a major promotion of New Zealand as a tourist destination.

Perhaps they were distracted by the rumblings from above and below. The travel agency occupied a building which not only had a subway line running above it, but also one below.