Lifestyle'Handsome gorilla' finds fameA brooding expression, rippling muscles, a lingering gaze ... and, er, a habit of beating his chest.27 Jun 10:20 PM
WorldHomeless get lost in translationJapan lacks safety nets for its urban drifters, even in Tokyo’s most glamorous districts, writes Simon Scott.26 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldRobot with 'heart' hits the marketA Japanese robot capable of interpreting human emotions will go on sale for the first time this weekend.19 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelJapan: Eat yourself bankruptEat your fill in Osaka where food is a 24-hour obsession, recommends Lincoln Tan.18 Jun 12:00 AM
OpinionWilliam Pesek: Japan corporations act as if it's '85When it comes to corporate governance, Japanese companies Takata, Toshiba, Sharp and Toyota are acting as if it's 1985.17 Jun 01:50 AM
WorldGoing down - loos in Japan's liftsJapan's Infrastructure Ministry has announced that the country's elevators may soon have a surprising new feature: Toilets.05 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessJapan: Workers shun holidaysJapan wants its workers to work fewer hours to cut down the number of people pushing themselves into an early grave.01 Jun 12:00 AM
WorldProposal labelled 'whaling in disguise'Hundreds of scientists have rallied against a new Japanese proposal to kill whales in the name of research — a plan one New Zealand marine biologist calls whaling in disguise.25 May 12:55 AM
EconomyA report card for Asia's would-be reformersHow have things fared since then for Asia's "Axis of Reform"? Not very well, unfortunately, says William Pesek.24 May 03:00 AM
WorldHaunting video of Japan's ghost townFour years on from the Fukushima nuclear disaster - brought about by a devastating earthquake and tsunami - Tomioka remains a desolate place.19 May 01:00 AM
WorldWoman on flight gives birthA 23-year-old Canadian woman was given the shock of her life after unexpectedly giving birth on a flight from Canada to Japan on Sunday.13 May 02:38 AM
TravelBar/fly: Owl, SapporoIn Northern Japan, Kelly Lynch sips crisp chilled sake from tiny tin cups in an izakaya.07 May 03:00 AM
LifestyleBecoming an apprentice geisha is no bed of rosesMentor fully understands how difficult it is to raise today's young girls to full-fledged maiko.06 May 10:00 PM
TravelJapan: Snowblind in NisekoIf perfect ski snow is your passion this is the Japanese destination for you, but don't count on admiring the scenery, writes David Lewis.05 May 02:00 AM
WorldFish in tsunami wreckage arrive in US coastFish passengers have been found off the Oregon coast in the wreckage of a boat that appears to be debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami.18 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleJapan Day: Get a taste of what's onNinja, anime, and colourful customs collide at Japan Day, where old and new meet, finds Sarah Ell.11 Apr 02:00 AM
WorldJapan talks PoW experimentsA university museum in Japan has broken a seven-decade taboo on discussing the dissection of live American prisoners of war by medical personnel.08 Apr 03:14 AM
World'There is a tsunami right behind you'On the fourth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, Isaac Davison finds a community that's battered but unbowed.03 Apr 03:13 AM
TravelJapan: Tale of two citiesTwentieth-century tragedy provides a moving lesson in post-war recovery during a visit to Japan's Hiroshima, writes Josh Martin.29 Mar 11:00 PM
RoyalsFukushima battles food fear factorGovernment ministers, foreign press and ambassadors including New Zealand's Mark Sinclair are sitting in a glitzy conference room in downtown Tokyo, looking at stunning photographs on powerpoint of a....15 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldBlossoms hide awful truthIt is spring in Tokyo, but Toshiko Takagi cannot bear to see office workers sitting beneath cherry blossom in the parks that dot the Sumida district where she lives.10 Mar 04:00 PM
EnergyHumble light bulb helps Japan fill nuclear gapJapan's push to keep power flowing after it shuttered its nuclear program may best be illustrated by 73 million light bulbs.26 Feb 10:40 PM
TravelJapan: Spirited away in TokyoThirty years after he fell in love with Japan, author Edmund de Waal returns to take his family on an intense tour of its urban and rural charms.20 Feb 04:00 PM
EconomyJapan hobbles out of recessionThe softness of Japan's rebound shows PM Abe's challenge to revive the economy from two decades of stagnation.17 Feb 08:00 PM
EconomyGrowth in Japan below expectationsJapan's economy expanded less than economists estimated in the fourth quarter, underlining the difficulty in stoking growth while export gains are undermined.16 Feb 04:00 PM
World'Gay' man thrown off buildingDisturbing images appear to show a man charged with having a homosexual affair being stoned to death after he survived being thrown off a building.03 Feb 06:56 PM
WorldIsis: 'Let the nightmare for Japan begin'Japan says the death of journalist Kenji Goto is an 'atrocious act' as Isis threatens to kill a Jordanian pilot if a female prisoner isn't returned by Friday.01 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldDeadlock in hostage-swap talksJapan's deputy foreign minister has said negotiations with Isis have become "deadlocked".31 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelTokyo: Some like it hotIn 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.29 Jan 04:00 PM
Banking and financeLiquidators to make $23m bitcoin claimThe 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.27 Jan 04:00 PM
World'Release him' mother begsJapan is vowing to "never give up" its struggle to save two hostages held captive by Islamic State (Isis) militants.24 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldKiwi witnesses fatal avalancheA New Zealander holidaying at a Japanese ski resort witnessed an avalanche engulf and kill two friends at the weekend.19 Jan 11:51 PM
Companies'Humdinger' rally but analysts waryUnited 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.28 Dec 04:00 PM
