The conflict with Iran is putting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz at risk. The Japanese Shipowners' Association says 44 ...

A UN fact-finding mission has strongly condemned the US-Israeli strikes against Iran, and called for an immediate cessation ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has declined to clearly state that the United States is seeking regime change ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from Day 4 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

A poll conducted by the Israeli think tank the Institute for National Security Studies shows that a clear majority of ...

US website Axios reports that Israel played a key role in President Donald Trump's decision to launch strikes on Iran.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the 10 percent global tariff will likely be raised to 15 percent sometime this week.

The commander of the US Central Command says more than 50,000 troops, 200 fighter planes and others are participating in the ...

The Japanese Embassy in Indonesia says 13 Japanese nationals have been detained in the country. Details are unknown, but they ...

Surging oil prices and worries about energy supplies have rattled stock markets and could have a major impact on Japan's ...

NHK recently boarded a Philippine frigate to observe trilateral drills with the United States and Japan. And we weren't the ...

A Japanese school in the United Arab Emirates says its students are frightened and worried amid a series of retaliatory attacks by Iran in Middle Eastern countries, following US and Israeli attacks on ...