Stones dislodged by a rescue helicopter landed on the injured hiker in Japan.

The Japanese porn industry is tricking woman into joining the "entertainment industry".

Money doesn't grow on trees. But Japan figured out something even better.

COMMENT: PM and his trade delegation are trying to jolly Japanese, writes Barry Soper.

Prime Minister Bill English says his Japan trip is a priority.

Tokyo railway station - where even the doughnuts are better.

It plans support for foreigners seeking jobs in Japanese companies, according to sources.

Japan's spectacular Shiki-shima train is an exercise in luxury travel on wheels.

Japan has dispatched its biggest warship to protect a US military vessel in the Pacific.

New Zealand is alleged have collected information on Japan's whaling lobbying.

Two Japanese destroyers joined the USS Carl Vinson and two other US warships.

Turnbull said the North Korean regime is a threat to peace and stability in Australia.

Oscar Quine eats ekiben on a Japanese bullet train.

Demand for potato chips has surged in Japan this week and bags are selling for $16.

Japanese woman met men online and dated them for their money before killing them.

The Japanese capital has entered sakura or the peak season of cherry blossoms.

For one country at least, It's time to say goodbye to this Macca's classic.

Air New Zealand is farewelling the wide-body workhorse that opened up the Pacific Rim.

Drawing cute pictures and eating healthy yoghurt will surely bring you a dose of relaxation.

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.

Kiwi children, aged 9 to 18, have revealed how much pocket money they receive.

An Auckland export cider company is moving to Hawke's Bay and selling shares to help make the move.