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.

Imagine confining yourself to your bedroom every moment of your waking life. For a huge number of young Japanese men, it's their reality.

An increasing number of foreign tourists are visiting Japanese distilleries, as the country's whisky exports grow.

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.

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.

Moe than 100 people gathered at the Auckland Domain Wintergardens last night for a ceremony in remembrance of the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.

Japan summoned Chinese diplomats on Saturday to protest after six Chinese coast guard vessels approached disputed East China Sea islands

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.

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.

In a tiny pancake shop, Regan Schoultz meets a survivor of the atomic raid.

After stepping foot in Japan you'll quickly notice that there are rules, both written and unwritten, that everyone seems to know and follow.

Japan's crackdown is driven by data-faking.

Yamato was found by a soldier at an empty Japanese air force building in Shikabe Town in Hokkaido after going missing for six days.

The search resumed for a 7-year-old boy left in the woods of northern Japan as punishment by his parents.

The subtropical islands of Okinawa are officially part of Japan but it's almost like a different country.

As anticipated, he did not offer an apology for the deaths.