We introduce NHK's live, international coverage of Japan's Upper House election, which took place on July 20. We go behind ...

Experts have criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fire a Labor Department official over major downward revisions ...

Dangerously intense heat continued to grip many parts of Japan on Sunday, with temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius or ...

One week has passed since the Israeli military started a limited pause in its activity in the Gaza Strip from July 27, to ...

Food inflation is accelerating in Japan, driven mainly by higher ingredient costs. Private research firm Teikoku Databank ...

A group of researchers in Japan is advancing studies on the application of ethanol for vegetables to grow steadily under high ...

The annual Aomori Nebuta Festival has kicked off in northeastern Japan. The iconic summer event features a procession of huge ...

Karate, Taekwondo, Capoeira—"Kicks" have evolved in different ways worldwide. Now, an Okinawan Karate master and a Muay Thai ...

Japan's Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has visited Niigata Prefecture, a major rice-producing region, amid growing ...

The US Federal Reserve has announced that its board member, Adriana Kugler, will step down on August 8. President Donald ...

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is expected to visit Japan starting Sunday for talks with his Japanese counterpart ...

An NHK survey shows nearly half of respondents predict either no change or actually an increase in the number of nuclear ...