An economist says the Bank of Japan's policy rate rise is an important step toward curbing inflation, and calls the pause in ...

NHK World's Mouri Haruka reports from Kyiv on how Ukraine is trying to shore up G7 support, as the country adopts a new ...

The head of Myanmar's military-backed government and China's president have met in Beijing. They reaffirmed their commitment ...

Vietnam has postponed plans to restrict gasoline-powered motorcycles that do not meet environmental standards in the capital ...

The United Nations refugee agency says people who were displaced from their homes in Lebanon are starting to return following ...

Japan's Emperor has visited a 17th-century palace in the Netherlands that is now used as a museum.

The National Ballet of Japan has been chosen for a prestigious British dance award. The Dance Section of the British Critics' ...

The G7 summit in Evian comes as many question its role in today's climate. NHK's Kamoshida Go explains the group's standing ...

A research institute says the number of people infected with a tick-borne virus in Japan so far this year has been rising at ...

Iran's national soccer team played its World Cup opener against New Zealand at a stadium near Los Angeles on Monday.

The Bank of Japan says that from the next fiscal year, it will pause its bond-buying taper. Under its monetary easing program ...

Two new candidates from South America have joined the race to succeed Antonio Guterres as the next United Nations ...