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Key: NZ can learn from Japan
New Zealand can learn from Japan following the earthquakes in both countries and the tsunami in Japan last year, Prime Minister…
Japan growth below forecasts as exports weaken
Japan's economic growth slowed more than analysts forecast in the second quarter as exports and consumer spending weakened…
Japan hikes price of solar energy
With the closing down of all of Japan's nuclear reactors - the last, Reactor 3 at the Tomari plant in Hokkaido, went offline…
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Raw: Heckler interrupts Obama on Guantanamo
In a wide-ranging national security speech, President…
Nuclear plant closure in Japan
A power company is due to suspend Japan's sole operating reactor for scheduled maintenance, leaving the nation without nuclear-generated…
Japan's radiation no-go restrictions eased
Japan is letting up to 16,000 people back into their homes around its leaking nuclear power plant.
Japan tsunami: Sweeping away the nightmare
A year on, Michael Dickison finds a Government keen to improve its world image while its citizens struggle on.
Your messages of support to those affected by the disaster in Japan
With moments of silence and prayers, Japan remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan tsunami: A look back at the devastating disaster
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Japan disaster- 'I'm afraid to be alone'
For Takayuki Sato, who lost his wife, mother, best friend, aunt and uncle in last year's Japan disaster, life goes on.
William Pesek: A year after the nuclear disaster, let's see somebody being held accountable
A year after an earthquake in Japan touched off the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, here's the question on my mind:…
Interactive graphic: Japan disaster - then and now in photos
Incredible photos of the areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and how those areas look one year on.
Car sales speed up despite Japan tsunami
New Zealand's new vehicle sales rose 5.2 per cent last year, smack on the target set by the industry…
Year in review: The disaster of decades
Earthquake linked us with Japan in a year of loss but the scale of the destruction on March 11 was overwhelming
Mass tsunami debris to hit Hawaii in 2013
Up to 20 million tonnes of tsunami debris floating from Japan could arrive on Hawaii's shores by early 2013, before reaching…
Credit agency happier with Air NZ
Business risks to Air New Zealand from natural disasters here and in Japan are easing, says international rating agency…
Rugby World Cup: Standing together in solidarity before the shakeup begins
The All Blacks and Japan will stand together for a moment's silence before their match at Waikato Stadium on Friday night…
Heritage makes Cup extra special: Kirwan
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New Zealanders' love of rugby will make this year's Rugby World Cup extra special - and demanding -…
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Tsunami stress shrinks survivors' brains - study
Stress from last year's deadly Japan earthquake and tsunami caused a part of some survivors brain to shrink, scientists…
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Key visits Christchurch construction sites
Prime Minister John Key visited three major construction sites in Christchurch today which are being hailed as evidence…
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Tornado: Science behind the destruction
Packing winds of up to 320km, the killer tornado that laid waste to Oklahoma on Monday grasped at the deadliest end of the…
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Cleveland hero given McDonald's for life
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The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland…
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