SharesHow a fable became a symbol of Japan's investor activismThe moral of Aesop’s North Wind and the Sun fable is informing a wave of shareholder activism in Japan, with the government's blessing.24 Oct 12:47 AM
TravelJapan: Riding the golden bulletJapan's famous train turns 50 this month but it's still streaks ahead of its class. Joanna Symons joins the birthday party.05 Oct 04:00 PM
Super RugbyRugby: Move to see game blossomA 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.27 Sep 04:00 PM
TravelPowder perfect in Japan's mountainsThe centre of Hokkaido delivers family-friendly service and plenty of snow, finds Kelly Lynch.13 Sep 05:00 PM
BusinessBig future for infinitely smallNanotechnology 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.12 Sep 05:00 PM
Banking and financeCentral banks to lawmakers: You try growing this economyPower of monetary policy to drive global growth is nearing its limit. Further progress depends on government leaders.26 Aug 02:30 AM
BusinessTokyo fish market scouted as casino siteMGM Resorts has scouted the world's biggest fish market as a potential site for the casino resort it wants to build in Japan.20 Aug 03:00 AM
EmploymentTop-paid female exec shows Japan gender hurdlesOnly one female executive made it to the top-earner list of Japan's Nikkei 225 companies last year.19 Aug 04:00 AM
All WhitesFootball: All White says sayonara for nowMichael Fitzgerald is one of the best Kiwi defenders on the world stage - but currently has more chance of turning out for Japan than NZ.16 Aug 05:00 PM
EconomyOfficials find lack of faith in Abenomics disturbingJapan's program of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms hasn't created as much growth as proponents hoped it would.15 Aug 01:40 AM
Small BusinessKiwi coffee roaster tackles Japan marketNew Zealand coffee roasting company Allpress Espresso has cut the ribbon on a new Japanese operation in Tokyo.03 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFactory-grown produce finds growing marketThe old Sony factory in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture is up and running again. But this time it's an indoor farm that is the largest of its kind.01 Aug 01:15 AM
Banking and financeEven yakuza can't stop investors hunting for yieldThe Japanese consumer lender at the centre of a scandal over loans to gangsters that engulfed Mizuho Financial Group sold debt at about a fifth of the premium global companies pay, as investors search for yield.30 Jul 12:51 AM
TravelJapan: Round boys in the ringSumo wrestlers come in all sizes, finds Brett Atkinson, but the man mountains are the most fascinating.17 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessSonar firm reels in Japanese investor to boost R&DFuruno Electric Co, best known for its fish finder systems, has purchased a 10 per cent stake in Electronic Navigation, owned by the Hodson family.15 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessRush to stop cyber onslaughtCompanies in Japan are among the world's most vulnerable to cyber attacks, and threats against state entities have more than doubled since 2010 to one every 30 seconds.14 Jul 04:20 AM
BusinessJapan's $212 billion pachinko pastimeThe pachinko industry in Japan wants casinos, driven by attendance that has sunk more than 60 per cent since the mid-90s and an uncertain legal status.14 Jul 04:15 AM
OpinionDita De Boni: Tough target for arrows of changeWhen I was 16 - that's (ahem) 25 years ago now, right before Japan spiralled into economic stagnation - I stayed a year with a Japanese family as an AFS exchange student.10 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Trade deal costlyJapan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, must have noticed a striking difference between New Zealand and Australia when he visited the countries on consecutive days this week.10 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Japan playing hardball on trade dealShinzo Abe didn't quite throw his weight around when he met John Key at Government House in Auckland this week.08 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandAbe chews over issues but no word on tariffsIt may have been a little early for wine, but Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was on a tight schedule in Auckland so lunch at Villa Maria winery started about 11.45am.07 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessAbe holds firm on TPPJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unabashed by criticism of Japan's role in the Trans Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.06 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFran O'Sullivan: Japan PM's visit likely to concern more than free trade talksJohn Key will have to pick his way through a diplomatic minefield when he hosts Japan PM Shinzo Abe in Auckland on Monday during his first formal visit to New Zealand.04 Jul 05:00 PM
TravelJapan: Friends a click away in TokyoJapan's cultural barriers may seem immense but Sarah MacDonald finds getting to know the locals in the busy city can be easy.03 Jul 04:15 PM
WorldAgeing Japan suffers pilot shortage, flight cancellationsThousands of flights in Japan could be cancelled this summer as the country's rapidly ageing population leads to a nationwide shortage of airline pilots.27 Jun 05:26 AM
TravelBar/fly: Sapporo, JapanHayden Donnell discovers the dangers - and exhilaration - of Sapporo Beer Garden.12 Jun 03:00 AM
TravelJapan: Grin and bear it on Japanese trailsCan a Kiwi cyclist out-sprint a hungry brown bear? In Japan Victoria Clark fixates on this point while pedalling through Hokkaido's forests. She need not have worried.29 May 12:00 AM
New ZealandTeen players caught stealing in JapanRugby players from a top school have been caught shoplifting at a world championship in Japan.24 May 05:00 PM
