The Japanese yen traded in the lower 158 level against the US dollar in New York on Wednesday. That's the weakest in three ...

Summit talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have started in Washington. Trade and the economy are expected to be high on the agenda.

People in eastern Japan are counting the cost of Typhoon Dujuan after it dumped a record rainfall this week. As of September 24, 10 people are dead and four remain unaccounted for.

A US federal district court in Washington DC has said that President Donald Trump's banning of three media outlets from the White House is likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to ...

Officials from around the world have gathered in Cambodia for a conference on countermeasures against scam organizations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will be holding a summit in Washington. We look at the latest, as NHK World's Yoshida Mayu walks us through Xi's goals for these talks.

Some rice fields near Lake Inbanuma in Chiba Prefecture are still completely underwater three days after wind and rain from Typhoon Dujuan swept through the area. NHK World's Tashiro Kyoko reports on ...

Unstaffed stores, with minimal or no employees, are becoming popular in Japan. Shoppers enjoy the freedom to look at goods alone, while the stores solve issues such as labor shortages.

Seventeen-year-old Japanese swimmer Ohashi Shin has set a new world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games.

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, a Japanese man visited New York as part of his mission to remember his lost son and to spur public debate about the nature of the tragedy and its causes.

The UN General Assembly has kicked off in New York. The world is waiting to hear what global leaders have to say as the main event - the General Debate - gets underway. NHK World’s Sugimoto Yuki tells ...

US PMI data showing business sentiment has been consistently positive for more than a year now. But an analyst says a recent acceleration of inflation has the potential to dampen the mood.