Chris Gilbert

A month or so ago in Japan, Covid seemed to be all but under control. The Omicron variant has meant that's now pretty far from the case, as Nathan Rarere found out from our Tokyo correspondent Chris… Audio

We head to Japan now where, like in New Zealand, things were starting to get back to normal ... until Omicron came along. Since the start of the month, the new variant has washed over the country at… Audio

To Japan now where people are getting more than a little angry about having to fork out 1-point-8 billion dollars to house the US military on the island nation. Our correspondent in Tokyo Chris… Audio

To Japan now where the country's borders have been shut tight in response to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent in Tokyo Chris Gilbert, and asked him… Audio

In our weekly chat with our Asia correspondent Chris Gilbert, we discussed the complaints already coming in about the new supposedly eased-quarantine measures for business travellers. Audio

We head to Japan next where more than 90 per cent of the country's main cities are on the brink of reaching their vaccination targets. Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent in Tokyo, Chris… Audio

We're off to Japan now where the country has relaxed its quarantine period for people entering the country to just three days. It comes off the back of a dramatic fall in cases numbers since the… Audio

To Japan now where Covid infections have gone from more than 5-thousand cases a day to just 19. Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent in Tokyo Chris Gilbert, how this is possible? Audio

Japan has a new Prime Minister after a controversial leadership battle. After a hard-fought contest, a man seen as the establishment candidate, Fumio Kishida, beat three other contenders to become… Audio

To Japan now, where this time every year they check in with the nation's elderly. Monday was Respect for the Aged day - a national holiday, but also an annual occasion for the country to reflect on… Audio

We head to Japan next where there will be a change of leadership in the country's ruling party, the Liberal Democrats. Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent Chris Gilbert who caught him up on the… Audio

With the Olympics and Paralympics done, Tokyo is left with soaring Covid-19 cases and a government in strife. Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent in Japan, Chris Gilbert, what it's like in the city… Audio

New Zealand's most successful Olympic campaign ever may have just finished but the glory isn't over yet. Our Paralympic team is in Tokyo and the opening ceremony is tonight. But with the city still… Audio

With the Tokyo Olympic Games over and largely considered a huge success in the circumstances, the Japanese people continue to face a Covid-19 crisis that shows little sign of abating. Nathan Rarere… Audio

We talk to a couple of Tokyo locals, Motoko Kakubayashi and Chris Gilbert, about life in the city after the closing ceremony is over and the athletes have gone home. Audio