NHK WORLD-JAPAN broadcasts GRAND SUMO May Tournament Opening Day action live from Tokyo, as the top wrestlers have their first bouts of the 15-day contest.

The United States and China say they have agreed to pause some additional tariffs on imports of each other's goods for 90 ...

The city's around 150 shopping areas manifest the diversity of the local culture. Some are reinventing themselves to, once ...

Former South Korean labor minister Kim Moon-soo registered his presidential candidacy for the ruling People Power Party with ...

India and Pakistan have both agreed to a ceasefire, but whether the truce will take hold remains unclear as the military ...

High-ranking officials from the United States and Iran have wrapped up their latest round of talks over Tehran's nuclear ...

Researchers say microplastics are spreading throughout oceans from surface levels to several-thousand-meter depths.

Japanese police are expected to soon arrest a 15-year-old boy in connection with the stabbing death of an elderly woman on a street near Tokyo.

Investigative sources say the suspect in last week's knife attack at a Tokyo subway station said his parents scolded him for poor test results when he was in elementary school.

In its adaptation to the traditional theatre genres of Noh and Kyogen, the hugely popular Japanese manga series "Demon Slayer" has been gaining popularity among younger fans in Japan.

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will invest in a commercial bank in India to gain greater access to the huge local market.

Sources say that Japanese trade negotiators will likely offer assistance for the US shipbuilding industry. The proposal is likely to be a key agenda item at the next bilateral round of trade talks, ...