In the midst of one of the world's greatest metropolises, Sarah MacDonald goes on a quest for the ultimate urban sanctuary - Tokyo's natural hot spring.

The liquidators of a New Zealand bitcoin trading platform will soon be able to make a claim for $23 million worth of the digital currency that was being held with a now-bankrupt Japanese exchange.

Japan is vowing to "never give up" its struggle to save two hostages held captive by Islamic State (Isis) militants.

A New Zealander holidaying at a Japanese ski resort witnessed an avalanche engulf and kill two friends at the weekend.

United States markets head into the last week of the year with a "Santa Claus rally" having lifted them to record highs, picking up momentum from outstanding GDP numbers in the world's biggest economy.

Follow the locals' instructions and this Unesco World Heritage-listed walking trail in the Kii Mountains could make your dreams come true, writes Kate Hodal.

HSBC has warned that Japan's barely disguised attempt to drive down the yen is becoming dangerous and may spin out of control, leading to an exchange rate crisis next year and a worldwide currency....

Jiro Ono fears for the future of his country's traditional food

The confidence of Japan's large manufacturers declined in the fourth quarter as a recession offset a boost from a weaker yen, underlining the challenges facing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his....

The global halal industry excluding financial services is estimated to exceed $2 trillion and will grow 4 per cent to 5 per cent annually.

In a big blaze of neon lights, Brett Atkinson discovers Tokyo's best watering holes.

When an election is called in Japan, candidates with megaphones roam streets in minivans, party leaders speak outside Tokyo train stations, and stocks gain until polling day.

A year ago, Typhoon Haiyan created a series of storm surges that left several thousand people dead and around four million homeless.

Tech is part of everyone's life in Japan, but doesn't appear to have supplanted their livelihood, even for menial tasks.

Japan could be wiped off the face of the earth by a massive volcanic eruption some time in the next century, killing almost all of its 127m inhabitants, a new study says.

Adult nappies will soon outsell baby nappies in Japan. And according to Harvard economics professor David Bloom, that's a stark warning for NZ.

The moral of Aesop’s North Wind and the Sun fable is informing a wave of shareholder activism in Japan, with the government's blessing.

A concession by the Japanese bid to play a number of 'home' games in Singapore and Hong Kong is believed to have won them the 18th place in the new Super Rugby competition.

The centre of Hokkaido delivers family-friendly service and plenty of snow, finds Kelly Lynch.

Nanotechnology will experience huge growth in the coming years and affect most areas of our lives, says an expert in the field, Auckland University senior lecturer Michelle Dickinson.

Power of monetary policy to drive global growth is nearing its limit. Further progress depends on government leaders.

MGM Resorts has scouted the world's biggest fish market as a potential site for the casino resort it wants to build in Japan.

Only one female executive made it to the top-earner list of Japan's Nikkei 225 companies last year.

Michael Fitzgerald is one of the best Kiwi defenders on the world stage - but currently has more chance of turning out for Japan than NZ.

Japan's program of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms hasn't created as much growth as proponents hoped it would.

New Zealand coffee roasting company Allpress Espresso has cut the ribbon on a new Japanese operation in Tokyo.