The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen line says it is suspending bullet train services between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations ...

The United States and Iran are expected to start technical talks with a goal to reach a final agreement now that a memorandum ...

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned the Group of Seven leaders for reaffirming their commitment to ...

US Vice President JD Vance has urged Israel and the Iran-backed Shia Muslim group Hezbollah to exercise self-restraint and ...

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is popular with tourists, but has been struggling with the problem of litter. It has therefore worked ...

Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has said the last Japan-related ship, with three Japanese crewmembers on board, ...

SASSEN is a modern twist on the ancient art of samurai swordsmanship. As the sport marks its tenth anniversary, NHK World's ...

Bus companies across Japan are hiring foreign workers to make up a massive upcoming driver shortfall. One woman from ...

Japan's Cabinet has approved a one-year extension for the deployment of the country's Self-Defense Force personnel serving as ...

Fishing for "hamo" pike conger eels, a high-end summer delicacy in Japan, is in full swing in the western prefecture of ...

NHK has learned that Japan's government is drawing up plans to invest about 370 trillion yen in artificial intelligence and ...

It's been one year since Nippon Steel's multibillion dollar acquisition of US Steel. The deal was one of the biggest in the ...