WorldClosing in on organ advanceJapanese scientists are expecting to be granted approval to grow human organs in animals and then harvest them for transplant within the next year.21 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldJapan's indigenous Ainu battle for return of ancestorsJapan's long marginalised and little-known indigenous people, the Ainu, are engaged in a protracted and symbolic struggle.21 Jun 05:30 PM
EconomyJapan's 4.1pc growth gives Abe a liftJapan's economy grew more than the Government initially estimated in the first quarter, helping Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to sustain confidence in his campaign to defeat deflation.10 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandNZ seeks closer ties with JapanNew Zealand and Japan have vowed to increase cooperation on earthquake engineering and disaster recovery following the devastating quakes which struck both nations.09 Jun 05:18 AM
New ZealandJapanese Foreign Minister to meet McCully, GroserJapanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Trade Minister Tim Groser in New Zealand this weekend.06 Jun 10:11 PM
OpinionFumio Kishida: From one island nation to another - let's talk peace and prosperity06 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Japan must embrace competitionA visit by a foreign minister of Japan would not normally attract more than polite interest in this country, writes the Herald in an editorial.03 Jun 05:30 PM
TravelJapan: Rusutsu's snow is hard to resistIf Niseko is the crown jewel of Japanese skiing, then Rusutsu is one of its most lustrous, and least known, diamond clusters.29 Apr 11:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Japan must not undermine TPPEditorial: New Zealand has, with good cause, always harboured mixed feelings about Japan joining the Trans Pacific Partnership.23 Apr 05:29 PM
OpinionKeith Rankin: 'Abenomics' offers leg up for the worldJapan, in a big way, is looking to create inflation and stimulate business investment spending by aggressively increasing its money supply while holding interest rates at zero.16 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldGlobal death penalty report releasedAmnesty International is asking New Zealand to call on Japan to abolish capital punishment following the release of the 2012 global death penalty statistics report today.10 Apr 03:55 AM
WorldJapan readies missiles amid North Korea threatsJapan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack.09 Apr 06:26 AM
WorldUS spy plane for JapanThe US military is set to deploy an unmanned spy plane in Japan to boost surveillance capabilities as North Korea apparently readies for missile launches.06 Apr 05:30 PM
SportJapan lures younger playersThe power of the yen and relative merits of Japan are proving too good to turn down for an increasingly young and talented crop of players in New Zealand.02 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch Japanese remember quake in homelandAround 50 members of the Japanese community in Christchurch have turned out to remember those who suffered in their homeland's quake and tsunami.09 Mar 12:46 AM
WorldUS sailors jailed for rape of Japanese woman in OkinawaTwo US sailors who raped a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, sparking island-wide anger, have been jailed for nine and 10 years, a report said.01 Mar 06:58 AM
WorldAnti whaling fleet takes on its biggest campaign yetThree Sea Shepherd ships have left New Zealand for the Southern Ocean ready to do battle in the activist group's biggest Antarctic summer campaign against Japanese whaling.09 Jan 04:30 PM
