New ZealandHusband of quake victim calls for CTV site tidy upA man who lost his wife when the Canterbury Television building collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake is adding his voice to calls for the unkempt site to be tidied.03 Dec 07:21 PM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Use law, not bluster to settle disputeTerritorial squabbles over uninhabited islands should not be one of the reasons that people are allowed to kill each other.03 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldSouth Korea, Japan defy Chinese air defence zoneSouth Korean and Japanese flights through China's new maritime air defence zone added to the international defiance of rules Beijing says it has imposed in East China Sea but that neighbours and the US have vowed to ignore.28 Nov 05:48 PM
WorldChinese air defence zone invalid, says JapanChina's new maritime air defence zone is unenforceable, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday.25 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldChina's no-fly zone raises alarmChina and Japan appeared to be a step closer to a military confrontation that could drag in the United States.24 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldVolcanic eruption raises new islandA volcanic eruption has raised an island in the seas to the far south of Tokyo, the Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts said.21 Nov 07:07 PM
WorldJapan dials back climate change emissions targetJapan's decision to drastically scale back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions could hurt efforts to craft a global deal to fight climate change, delegates at UN talks said.15 Nov 07:37 PM
WorldJapan offers typhoon aidJapan is preparing to send as many as 1,000 troops to the storm-ravaged Philippines, and naval vessels and aircraft in what could be Tokyo's biggest postwar military deployment.15 Nov 07:29 PM
TravelKobe: Song remains the sameAt a Let's Zep concert in Japan, Ian D. Robinson finds this Plant is live and kicking.12 Nov 10:30 PM
WorldS Korea won't yield to JapaneseS Korean president Park Geun Hye said this week she is willing to hold a summit with N Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but she rejects any meeting with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe until Japan apologises for wrongdoings during its 35-year occupation of Korea.06 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwis visit family of CTV victim in JapanA Christchurch couple has returned from a trip to Japan to visit the family of a student they hosted who was killed in the February 2011 earthquake.05 Nov 09:18 PM
New ZealandTrench gives up its secretsForget all that creaking and groaning of stressed metal as the pressure of millions of tonnes of water comes to bear. That's pure Hollywood. It's actually dead quiet.03 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldBig quake triggers tsunamis in JapanA powerful and shallow earthquake has struck off Japan's east coast, triggering a series of small tsunamis and prompting evacuations at the Fukushima nuclear site.25 Oct 07:10 PM
EnergyUK commits to nuclear power despite FukushimaBritain has struck an agreement to build a new nuclear power plant - the first such deal in the European Union since the disaster at Fukushima prompted a major rethink of the energy source's merits.21 Oct 07:34 PM
WorldTyphoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missingA typhoon has caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island before sweeping up the Pacific coast.16 Oct 09:44 PM
TravelJapan: Delicious, cheers!Two words go far in Japan's ski towns, finds Kieran Nash.05 Oct 10:00 PM
EntertainmentFree traders wait for Japan to fall into lineWhen Caroline Kennedy appeared at a United States' Senate confirmation hearing, it was no surprise the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations was raised.04 Oct 09:45 PM
WorldPowerful typhoon downgraded after lashing JapanCrews were cleaning up wrecked houses and assessing damage in the wake of a powerful typhoon that lashed Japan with torrential rains, leaving at least two people dead.18 Sep 01:03 AM
New ZealandKiwi barred from Japanese bathhouseA New Zealand woman has been barred from a Japanese bathhouse because of her facial ta moko.15 Sep 05:11 AM
New ZealandMaori woman refused entry to public bath in Japan - reportsA Maori woman has reportedly been refused entry to a public bath in Japan because of her ta moko facial tattoo.13 Sep 04:56 AM
OlympicsTokyo will host 2020 OlympicsTokyo has been awarded the 2020 Olympics, capitalising on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.08 Sep 02:10 AM
OlympicsJapan PM: Nuclear leaks won't harm 2020 OlympicsJapan's Prime Minister says the country's nuclear contamination crisis is "under control" and should not affect Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.08 Sep 01:53 AM
