The number of Japanese soccer players on European teams is steadily rising thanks to technological advances and their growing ...

After WWII, thousands of children born to Japanese fathers were left behind in the Philippines. Many became stateless. Eighty ...

The Bank of Japan says it will keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at around half a percent. The central bank made the ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index slid on Friday following the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will begin selling exchange-traded funds it holds.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a test of drones being developed and produced in the country. Our site uses cookies and other technologies to give you the best possible experience. By ...

The UN Security Council has rejected a draft resolution aimed at bringing about an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of the hostages being held by the Islamic group Hamas. The ...

NHK asked Kobayashi Shunsuke, Chief Economist at Mizuho Securities, for his assessment of why the Bank of Japan decided to keep rates unchanged at its policy meeting that ended on Friday.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a magnitude 7.8 quake occurred off the east coast of Kamchatka, in the Russian Far ...

Japanese researchers have won the Ig Nobel Prize in biology for painting zebra-like stripes on cows. The study found the practice drastically reduces fly bites.

US President Donald Trump wrapped up his second state visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday. After becoming the first ...

Lawmakers in Timor-Leste have agreed to discuss abolishing their lifetime pensions following widespread opposition in the ...