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Aircrew rules: 'It's always been a source of concern' - epidemiologist

Should flight attendants have to quarantine for 14 days after arriving from overseas?

50 years a fireman - still the best career

Mike 'Ringo' Harwood has worked 50 years in the busiest fire station in the country.

This website puts boisterous children and noisy neighbours on the map

New York Times: The site creates a record of the irritating sounds and sights of Japan.

Japan's Naked Festival was a little different this year

This time last year, the temple hall was a writhing ball of flesh.

How a few drinks on a flight cost a man $70k

Losing his temper on board a United Airlines flight was one expensive blunder.

Owner of 2 Cheap Cars tipped for NZX listing

A New Zealand used-car dealership and finance company have big expansion plans.

Japan shaken following 7.3 magnitude earthquake

There has been no tsunami alert but 860,000 homes are without power.

Back to school: Kiwis returning due to Covid ease teacher shortage

Teaching vacancies listed in January dropped by a third from January last year.

Brightly burning meteor seen across wide areas of Japan

The meteor glowed strongly as it rapidly descended through the Earth's atmosphere.

Carlos Ghosn jailing was 'fundamentally unfair,' UN finds

The UN has called the detention a violation of human rights.

A ride on the assembly line with the world's most famous chalk

New York Times: Unravelling the history and mystery of a cult favourite.

Houdini escape: Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on how he fled jail in Japan

Times: Controversial tycoon reveals how he pulled off the escape of the decade - and why.

Child tests positive for Covid-19 in Japan - despite testing negative in NZ

Entire family group, including the child, tested negative for the virus before leaving NZ.

Live animal export ban lifts but SAFE wants total ban on livestock shipments

The number of animals which can be loaded on a ship will be capped.

Japanese town fed up with tourists loving sacred deer to death

Last year one of the Sika deer dropped dead with 4kg of plastic its stomach.

A famed horror director mines Japan's real-life atrocities

New York Times: New movie animated by the ghosts of Japan's ghastly wartime experiments.