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 ...

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

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

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

Eight European nations have issued a joint statement in response to US President Donald Trump's plan to impose new tariffs on ...

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

The meteorological agency says a powerful winter pressure pattern is expected to affect the country starting on Wednesday, as a developing low-pressure system over the Sea of Japan will move east. In ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko watched the main bouts of the grand sumo tournament ...

A city in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka has promoted its local sake in Hong Kong, a major importer of the ...

Trade between China and North Korea in 2025 increased more than 25 percent from the previous year. The growth apparently ...

Firefighters are continuing efforts to put out a wildfire in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, that broke out on Saturday and is still spreading.