The benchmark Nikkei 225 index has passed the 63,000 mark for the first time.Investors returned on Thursday following Japan's ...

Chef Rika introduces a unique, healthy style of Japanese ramen. Have a go at making soupless miso pork ramen, topped with ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN will broadcast GRAND SUMO May Tournament Day 1 action live from Tokyo, as top wrestlers have their first ...

Rafael Kinoshita teaches music to children with roots overseas, creating a space where they can have fun, build confidence ...

US media have reported progress in negotiations to end the conflict between the US and Iran, while Iran reportedly says ...

Investigators in Kyoto say a murder suspect told them that he got furious at his son who said "you are not my real father." ...

In Japan, there are almost daily reports of voyeurism and sexual abuse targeting children. This two-part series turns a spotlight on a disturbing threat looming at the edges of society.

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index crossed the 62,000 line to set a record intraday high on Thursday morning amid ...

A woman has been found unconscious in the mountains of Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, in what police believe could be a ...

A city assembly member and two others have been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes in connection with the ...

New Zealand's defense minister says his country is considering buying from Japan or Britain to replace its aging frigates.

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to invest tens of billions of dollars to construct a semiconductor plant in the southern US state of ...