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

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

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 ...

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

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

Another dangerous heatwave is expected to roast much of Japan with highs of 38 degrees Celsius or higher forecast on Sunday.

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 ...

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

Japanese astronaut Yui Kimiya has begun a months-long stay on the International Space Station after a 15-hour journey from ...

Two Chinese government ships entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture in the East ...