Governments in Southeast and South Asia are implementing measures to cope with oil supply disruptions. The Philippines has directed government agencies and other offices to adopt flexible work ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts ...

Member nations of the International Energy Agency have agreed to the largest-ever release of crude oil reserves to stabilize global supply. They say the amount will be 400 million barrels.

At 2:46 pm on March 11, 2026, people paused to remember the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. 15 years ago, the quake triggered tsunami and a triple meltdown at a nuclear power plant. 19,711 ...

The rising cost of crude oil is beginning to take a toll on Japanese society. Prices of gasoline at the pump have risen for the fourth straight week.

A giant pipe has emerged about 13 meters above a road in a busy district of central Osaka, western Japan. The city is investigating the cause of the incident, and restoration work is underway.

The organizer of the Ig Nobel Prize announced on Tuesday that its awarding ceremony this year will take place in Europe for the first time, instead of the United States.

NHK has learned that US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has canceled a visit to Japan that had been scheduled for this weekend. He had been due to attend a meeting in Tokyo.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sasaki Roki has reflected on the earthquake and tsunami that struck his hometown in northeastern Japan 15 years ago. The 24-year-old Major Leaguer was nine years old when ...

Australia granted visas to two more members of the Iranian women's soccer team who could face punishment upon returning home for failing to sing the national anthem during an Asian Cup match. But ...

Flights chartered by Japan's government to evacuate Japanese travelers and others from the Middle East have arrived in the country.

Wednesday marks 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck on March 11, 2011. The massive quake triggered a tsunami that swept across much of Japan's northeast coast. Authorities say a ...