Japanese department store operator Sogo & Seibu will close its Seibu outlet in Tokyo's Shibuya district at the end of ...

NHK has found that the number of foreign children registered in Japanese municipalities has risen in more than half of ...

Japan's economy and industry minister has asked the International Energy Agency to consider additional coordinated oil ...

The high representative for Gaza of the "Board of Peace," Nickolay Mladenov, reported to the United Nations Security Council ...

Japan's Supreme Court has decided that its Grand Bench will sit to consider whether or not the country's legal provisions ...

The commander of the US Central Command says US forces have struck more than 10,000 military targets in Iran. Admiral Brad ...

Japan is starting the release of oil from national reserves on Thursday to stabilize supply. Combined with private-sector ...

It's boom time for gold. But the upturn is also casting a dark shadow, as illegal gold mining spirals out of control, with ...

A Tokyo elementary school is piloting the use of generative AI in classrooms by having a chatbot join the class. NHK World's ...

Two Japanese nationals were detained by Chinese customs authorities at an airport in the southern city of Guangzhou in ...

Japan's top government spokesperson has expressed regret over the arrest of a Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion ...

The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has set up a governmental committee ...