Japan is allocating billions of dollars to ease household energy costs this summer. The policy reflects a jump in fuel prices ...

Department store sales in Japan rose for the fourth straight month in April. Spring clothing and luxury items, such as jewelry and watches, led demand.

US media outlets say the US military conducted what are described as "self-defense strikes" in southern Iran on Monday.

US President Donald Trump has discussed different options for destroying Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.

Russia has warned Ukraine that it will begin "systemic strikes" on Kyiv, and has urged foreign diplomats to leave the city ...

People in Yamagata Prefecture's Tsuruoka City handed out sake and other drinks during a parade at a traditional festival ...

The foreign ministers of Japan and India have agreed to cooperate to ensure safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have discussed a range of topics, including the ...

Tokyo police say 25 people are feeling unwell after a pungent odor was reported at a shopping complex in the Ginza district.

NHK World meteorologist Jonathan Oh breaks down the long-term forecast and offers up a few tips for staying safe when ...

Police in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Yamagata say a man found dead in mountains in early May was killed in a ...

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has said the government plans to ask for a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to help ...