Japan
Calling Home: Tony Everitt in Atami, Japan
Heritage Hiking Tour Guide Tony Everitt talks about life in Atami, Japan where he has been living with his wife for eight years. The region has stunning natural and cultural heritage, is a UNESCO… Audio
Rediscovered WWII ship wreck: NZers may have been on board
New Zealanders may have been on board the just-rediscovered sunken WWII ship Montevideo Maru when it sank full of Australian prisoners, a historian says.
Technology: Is 'it's inevitable' good enough after a hack?
Tech commentator Anthony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about the hack of finance company Latitude and how it's dealt with the loss of customer data. What should companies do after a breach? As hundreds… Audio
Retallick confirms return to Japan
Brodie Retallick will join the growing list of All Blacks heading to Japan after the World Cup, signing up for a second stint with the Kobe Steelers.
Pacific Forum and Japan going head-to-head over nuclear wastewater dump
Japan hopes to smooth out concerns surrounding the looming release of more than one million tonnes of radioactive nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
Tim Bateman: From rugby professional to children's book author
When Tim Bateman played professional rugby, he was well aware of the toll anxiety could take on his performance. It's something he's hoping to help children with, through his new "Fruit Salad" series… Audio
Call for united stance against Japan nuclear wastewater dump
A Japanese seaweed farmer believes there is no way an upcoming release of over a million tonnes of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean will be safe despite Tokyo Electric Power… Audio
Panuelo trusts Japan's nuclear wastewater discharge plan
The President of the Federated States of Micronesia has expressed his support of Japan's plans to release treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Audio
Japan's TEPCO says nuclear wastewater release safe
In an exclusive interview, the Japanese company working on the country's planned release of more than 1.3million tonnes of radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima daiichi power plant into… Audio
Japan 'on the verge' of dysfunction due to low birth rate
Japan - population 125 million - is estimated to have had fewer than 800,000 births last year. Audio
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release radioactive water into sea this year
Japan says it will release more than a million tonnes of water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant this year.
Hiroshima survivor calls for halt to Pacific wastewater dump
Hiroshima survivor backs call to halt Japan's plan to dump nuclear wastewater into the Pacific ocean. Audio
Asia provides another upset with Japan beating Germany
Another stunning upset at the World Cup with Japan beating Germany 2-1 in Qatar.
Japan name strong bench to compete longer against the All Blacks
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named an experienced bench to give his side some momentum later in the test against the All Blacks.
Asia correspondent Ed White
Hong Kong calls time on zero-Covid, ending quarantine measures but hopes are still dim that China will follow suit. In Cambodia, more than four decades after the Khmer Rouge was ousted, the… Audio
Typhoon batters western Japan with record rain, killing two
Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years, killed at least two people and brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to the west of the country.
Pacific news in brief for August 30
Civil appeal to Japan over nuclear dump fear; Nauru will go to the polls next month; and Pro-independence camp in New Caledonia strengthened by Pacific Awakening
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Elizabeth talks to Kathryn about a major security breach in China, where an online police database with personal details of an estimated one billion Chinese citizens was left publicly accessible for… Audio
Japan's defence minister slams nuclear neighbours who 'ignore rules'
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi says manoeuvres by China and Russia have sharpened security concerns in East Asia.
Japan agrees $31 billion extra budget to tackle rising living costs
Japan's ruling coalition has agreed a supplementary budget to support lower-income households and small firms, signalling more spending for the heavily indebted nation.
