At least 14 people have been confirmed dead and dozens remain missing after a massive fire tore through a shopping mall in ...

NHK has learned that the Japanese government plans to allocate 39 billion yen, or about 250 million dollars, to diversify ...

Japan's top government spokesperson has pledged to spearhead efforts to realize the early return of Japanese nationals ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has called on the country's business leaders to diversify supply sources for critical ...

NHK has learned that the operator of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture will postpone its plan to ...

The yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond rose to a 27-year high on Monday. Investors are concerned about the growing ...

An international conference has begun discussing issues involving submarine cables that support global data flow.

Major Japanese convenience-store chains are preparing to stock sushi rolls called "eho-maki" that are traditionally eaten in ...

Thailand's foreign minister said his government has sent monitors to observe the general election organized by the military authorities of neighboring Myanmar.

People in a western Japan town hold an annual fire festival to usher in spring. Flaming arrows are used to ignite a vast ...

China's National Bureau of Statistics says the population of the Chinese mainland is estimated to have shrunk by 3.39 million ...

Two opposition parties in Japan have announced the platform of the new party they have jointly formed. The Centrist Reform Alliance says it will push for policies that put top priority on people.