Can I bring NZ honey into Japan?

Hi, I'm travelling to Japan in a few weeks and I would like to bring New Zealand food as gifts for my friend's family.
I was talking to someone in a New Zealand souvenir shop, who said that because of the fear of diseases of bees, some countries are not allowing honey to be brought in.
I was going to buy some good quality manuka honey, but I do not want to waste my money if it will just be taken off me at the airport.
Does anyone know the rules regarding this?

Please see under the official publication:
http://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/passenger.htm

New Zealand honey is available at my local CO-op supermarket here in Kobe. The NZ honey is the most expensive of th ehoneys available.

New Zealand honey can be bought here and I also bring some back to Japan every time I go home to New Zealand.

The Customs officers in Japan sometimes ask me to open my bag and then have a look through it, and they have never commented on the honey.