The shrines of Tokyo work wonders for the Warriors and Leicester, but not the locals, writes Dean Parker.

A young Kiwi entrepreneur has put his study skills to the test and set up a business to help other students pass their exams.

Two Japanese tourists were attacked in Rotorua by three men on Saturday.

For as far back as people can remember, they've been there in boardrooms across Japan, the lingering ghosts of past regimes.

Expoland was once a must-see theme park, but everything changed when a woman died there. Look at it now.

Thought you worked long hours? Try moving to Japan, where the work culture is so intense it can cost you your life.

Hot sand presses down on my chest and legs causing a tingling hot sensation to pulse through my legs, arms and back.

Japanese police are investigating the possibility that an "angel of death" killer may have been behind the suspicious deaths of 48 elderly patients at a hospital in Yokohama.

High-school coaches focus on technical rugby skills rather than personal development, study finds.

Japanese food is one of our favourite cuisines so we were really looking forward to visiting the country.

COMMENT: The Bank of Japan would have been better off sticking to something closer to its traditional caution.

Head away from the hustle and bustle to find a different side to Tokyo, suggests Linda Lombardi.

Amelia Langford takes on Japan's 'Shimanami Kaido' cycleway, and finds it's not all downhill.

The service has gradually resumed since the volcanic alert level for Mount Hakone was raised in May 2015.

A Japanese hotel fit for Marilyn Monroe is seeing signs of spending from foreign tourists starting to wane.

Tokyo is a city lit up with technology, where public transport is refreshingly efficient.

COMMENT: Low inflation, low wage growth is creating asset bubbles, exacerbating inequality and driving instability, writes Liam Dann.

The Japanese emperor has expressed concern about his ability to carry out his duties fully as he ages.

You probably don't know him, but Al Kahn is likely to have had an enormous influence on your life.

A knifeman has killed at least 19 people and injured 45 in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, according to reports.

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has categorically denied reports that 82-year-old Emperor Akihito is planning to abdicate after 27 years on the throne.

Call it the drift economy. The world somehow manages to stay afloat yet doesn't go much of anywhere very fast.

Gaming phenomenon Pokémon GO is creating some buzz on the share market.

An exhibition in the Japanese capital is reinventing traditional aquariums of the Edo period

The grapes were bought by a supermarket owner who said they would be put on display.

Kiwi tech company StretchSense has secured its first major international investor from listed Japanese firm Start Today.

Many people will tell you that you haven't really experienced Hiroshima if you haven't tried a okonomiyaki.

Hisashi Taniguchi tries to sync millennia-old teachings with efforts to make AI part of everyday life.

A Michelin-starred restaurant in Japan has closed temporarily after 14 people got food-poisoning.

Here's how a Brexit could effect markets and world economies.