The separatist Baloch Liberation Army says it carried out a suicide bomb attack that killed at least 23 aboard a train in Pakistan. The blast on Sunday morning in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan ...

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.

An expert panel at Japan's education ministry is urging schools to bring in outside Japanese-language instructors to cope with the rapid increase in foreign students at the country's public schools.

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.

Workers at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo have removed the coats of alpacas to keep them cool during the hot summer. The zoo is home to six alpacas between the ages of four and six. The animals have ...

Competitors in Hong Kong raced up a 14-meter bun-covered tower in a tradition that dates back more than a century. They vied to grab as many buns as possible in three minutes to be crowned king or ...

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

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

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.

Middle East tensions are driving up oil prices as Japan faces a tightening energy supply. This is boosting interest in ...

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

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