Iran's clerics are weighing candidates to succeed their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed last week.

Japan developers bet on 'pets first' apartments Developers in Japan are rolling out "pets first" apartments with features designed specifically for dogs and cats, tapping into a fast-growing market of ...

Toyota Motor will sharply reduce production in March for vehicles bound for Middle East markets due to the Iran conflict.

The transport ministry says a Japan-linked vessel sustained minor damage while it was anchored in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump says he will replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has led the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in its crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from March 15, Day 8 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN will air its Grand Sumo preview for the tourney starting March 8. Our reporter visits the city to meet wrestlers and find out their secret of winning.

The Finnish government says it has proposed changing legislation that bans the import of nuclear devices into the country. It cited as a reason fundamental changes in the security environment.

Countries in the Persian Gulf have denounced Tehran for attacking US bases and other facilities in the region to retaliate ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested two people on suspicion of defrauding the government of over 100 million yen in subsidies for ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that his country may stop supplying natural gas to Europe. Putin made the ...

European leaders have been united over the ongoing US-Israel attacks on Iran in their call for respect of international law, ...