Foreign Minister Murray McCully says he welcomes today's announcement by the Japanese Government that its whaling fleet will stop whaling in the Southern Ocean and return home.

Activists tailing a Japanese whaling ship say it has turned around and is on course for Japan.

The Japanese whaling fleet appears to have called an early end to its whaling season in Antarctica, a move which conservationists tentatively say could spell an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Japanese ceramics artist Asumi Mizuo has found a unique way to create beauty out of imperfection.

Unfinished business is the theme of the new novel from best-selling author Kim Edwards.

The winemaker and owner of &Co wine shares her travelling tips.

Michele Hewitson visits Japan's ancient city of temples to experience the culture, meet the geishas and eat the fish.

Japanese efficiency means that much can be crammed into a short stay, writes Kerri Jackson.

Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions is challenging enough. But what if we can't even measure the pollution we're trying to reduce?

New Zealand won't join in Australian court action over Japanese whaling but will have input into the case.