The new theme park is called Nijigen No Mori, which means "two dimensional forest."

Think of Japan, and often the image that comes to mind is a futuristic one.

Winston Aldworth flies from Auckland to Tokyo on NZ95.

The amount is lower than a $US44 million valuation disclosed in September

Wild boar meat is a delicacy in the region but animals slaughtered since the disaster are too contaminated to eat.

'Imagine waking up in the morning and finding yourself in North Korea,' one person worried.

A woman received the "creepiest note ever" along with her lost purse when it was posted back to her weeks after going missing.

The latest provocation coincides with annual exercises between the US and South Korean militaries.

Japanese leader and his wife struggle to distance themselves from school at centre of firestorm.

The Kiwi snowboarder, who died in a Japan avalanche is remembered as a caring man with infectious energy.

A New Zealand ski guide who died after being swept away by an avalanche in Japan was a much-loved and selfless man who lived life to the full.

A 35-year-old New Zealand man killed while reportedly snowboarding in an off-limits area.

Former ARU boss says Argentina, Japan and a South African team should be dumped from Super Rugby - but don't touch the Aussie teams.

In Tokyo's crowds, Winston Aldworth, finds the small things matter a great deal.

Organisers of an annual festival to showcase Japanese culture in Auckland has banned cosplay maids - saying they are "too sexy" for the family event.

The older brother of Kim Jong-un has been assassinated at an airport. This is why the North Korean dictator might have wanted him dead.

Analysts are now speculating about the possibility that Toshiba will have to file for bankruptcy.

In a plot fit for a spy novel, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has been killed in Malaysia.

Ballistic missile launch Pyongyang's latest provocation and first test under Trump.

In at least some of these calls, according to some accounts, the American leader lived up to his reputation for straight-talking and bombastic rhetoric.

A Japanese airline has launched a special flight service that allows passengers to fly with their dogs in the main cabin.

The old Japanese-style squat toilets that many foreigners find difficult to use are still commonly found around Japan.

Young Australian complained of a sore leg. Doctors said it was a hip issue. Days later she was dead.

Heartbreaking footage shows a mother dolphin trying desperately to save her calf from Japanese hunters who planned to sell the animals to aquariums.

US President Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria, Kremlin says.

A lion has bitten two keepers as they bathed him in an enclosure in Japan.

Trade Minister Todd McClay is starting to look at options for TPP but opponents say it is time for a major shift in thinking.

New Zealand will join Japan, Australia and Singapore in exploring the survival of the TPP without the United States.

A Japanese fortune teller brainwashed a client into prostitution and lived off her earnings.

The once-popular Hokutosei sleeper train was "revived" as a hostel in the Nihonbashi Bakurocho area of central Tokyo.