Japan's outlandish, and sometimes outrageous, fashion will go on show in Auckland this week.

In what is being described as "groping prevention week," Tokyo police have begun a week-long crackdown against the scourge of gropers on commuter trains.

The wife of Japan's prime minister-elect claims she has been to Venus... and that she knew Tom Cruise in a former incarnation.

From the minute you arrive at Kagaya Hotel it's clear this is not your run-of-the-mill traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan.