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

During the harsh northern winters in Japan, cod fishing reaches its high season, as the cod come to the coast to spawn. With ...

Tsubaki Factory (a popular group in the Hello! Project collective) and Fukuhara Miho (a singer-songwriter with a soulful ...

Due to global warming, the bamboo habitat range in Japan is expanding and abandoned bamboo groves are encroaching on forests ...

Police and emergency workers in the northern Philippines are searching for more than ten people believed to be trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building. Four people have been confirmed dead.

Tokyo's benchmark stock index surged past the 65,000 mark on Monday for the first time on expectations for progress in talks between the United States and Iran.

A memorial service for unidentified Japanese war dead who lost their lives overseas during World War Two was held at a national cemetery in Tokyo on Monday.

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

People in Japan are bracing for the summer swelter ― and this year could be hotter than ever. Some forecasts indicate record-breaking temperatures are on the way. Here is what to expect, and what you ...

A crude oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz has arrived in Japan. It's the first Japanese-managed ship to ...

Sumo wrestler Wakatakakage said he is glad he has not given up sumo one day after winning a grand tournament for the second time.

North Korean media say the ruling Workers' Party will convene a plenary meeting of the Central Committee in late June.