About 30 people have gathered at terraced rice fields in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, for an annual scarecrow-making event.

The final year of WWII. Germany and Japan are locked in their wars of attrition, and the Allied powers are driven to the ...

Fukasawa Naoto was named Personality of the Year at the German Design Award 2026. He talks about how he designs products that ...

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

Scorching heat is forecast for western Japan again on Monday. People in the region are urged to take thorough measures ...

The Ukrainian military says it attacked a major oil refinery in Russia's central Samara region. The General Staff of the ...

The US military launched new strikes against Iran on Sunday, one day after it announced the completion of a series of strikes ...

Japan's government has registered "Nihon Cha" or Japanese tea as a protected brand. This comes as a global matcha boom has ...

Authorities in France say a severe heatwave has led to a spike in drownings as people try to cool off. The heat is also ...

Renowned actor Jean Reno is touring Japan with a one-man show about his life. He talks about growing up as an outsider and ...

Proposed revisions to Japan's Imperial House Law are set to pass in the Diet. Here's how the bill aims to secure the Imperial ...

The New York Times reports that Russian intelligence officers are using Japan as a hub to procure high-tech goods necessary ...