The Bank of Japan has decided to slow the pace of reductions in bond purchases next year to avoid market instability.

Japan's Meteorological Agency has raised its eruption warning alert level for Miyakejima, the volcanic island in the south of ...

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Ohtani Shohei has reported to prison after being found guilty of charges ...

US media report the government's "golden share" in US Steel after it's acquired by Nippon Steel will give the White House ...

US President Donald Trump's tariff measures are set to weigh heavily on the Japanese economy, raising concern over the ...

Mizushiri Yoriko won the Silver Bear in the short film competition at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival. She talks ...

In Japan, "goze" were blind female travelling performers. We look at the lives of those songstresses who, shamisen in hand, ...

An Israeli strike on Monday hit the Iranian state broadcaster in Tehran. The move came after Israel warned hundreds of ...

US President Donald Trump is attending his first G7 summit since returning to the White House. NHK World's Yamanaka Miyu is ...

Long lines and weather concerns persist at the World Expo in Osaka, but people have found creative ways to help each other ...

With consumer demand exploding and overseas rivals emerging, matcha tea producers face pressure to protect tradition and ...

Extremely hot weather hit wide areas in Japan from the Kyushu to Hokuriku regions on Monday. Weather officials say people ...