Japan

Professor of Japanese Business at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, and is an authority on Japanese business organisation, strategy and management. Audio

Simon Mercep talks to theatre director, James Sutherland, who has set up his own theatre company in Japan. Audio

Music 101's Zac Arnold investigates how Karaoke has weaved its way from Japan into all corners of the globe, delving into the psychology of why we perform in front of each other, and takes to the… Audio

Our Christchurch reporter Rachel Graham travelled to Japan, with the support of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, to find out. Audio

Japan has reacted with anger and defiance to a video appearing to show the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto by an Islamic State militant. Audio

Wellington novelist James McNaughton's first novel New Hokkaido imagines a New Zealand that was conquered by the Japanese in the Second World War. Audio

Japan is analysing a voice recording to verify if it is from a journalist threatened with death by Islamic State militants. Audio

Jordan says it is willing to hand over an Iraqi woman jailed for her role in a 2005 suicide bomb attack if a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State is released. Audio

Jordan says it is willing to free an Iraqi female jihadist from prison if the Islamic State group releases a Jordanian pilot unharmed. Audio

Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi resides in Tokyo and works for the Japanese Science and Technology Agency, pop. 126,434,964 (est. 2014). Is Japan an example of a country which… Audio

Japan's Prime Minister has says he's working with Jordan to secure the release of two hostages held by Islamic State. Audio

Japan is demanding the immediate release of the remaining Japanese hostage taken by Islamic State in Syria. Audio

The Japanese prime minister has described a video released by Islamic state -- demanding a ransom for the release of two Japanese hostages -- as unforgivable. Audio

Japan is sending its whaling boats back to the Antarctic tomorrow for what they are describing as non-lethal scientific research. Audio

For the last 16 years, the world-travelling Red Bull Music Academy has served as a wellspring of inspiration and rite of passage for countless emerging musicians from across the globe. Late last month… Audio

The likely re-election of Japan's government is not expected to make it any easier to conclude a Pacific-wide trade deal. Audio

Author of the recently published New Zealand and the First World War 1914-1919, historian Damien Fenton on the wherewithal of war. The NZEF Main Body convoy, the first - and biggest - troop convoy to… Audio

A Japanese boy lives with his grandfather. On a very hot day, a low rumble comes and makes the house shake. Audio

Justin McCurry reports from Japan, where consumers are facing up to the prospect of a Christmas without butter, and a big construction firm unveils ambitious plans to build a city under the sea. Audio