It's cherry blossom season in South Korea. NHK World's Kim Chan-ju checks out the festivities at one hotspot in Seoul, ...

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has said arrangements are underway to engage in dialogue with her Iranian counterpart ...

Japan isn't suffering from an oil shortage, but prices are rising - affecting everything from shrimp to boat tours.

NHK has learned that Mazda Motor has halted domestic production of vehicles intended for the Middle East. The move is due to ...

A Japanese shipping firm has confirmed that a tanker owned by one of its subsidiaries has crossed the Strait of Hormuz. It is ...

Two renowned castles in Japan and France have entered into a "sister castle agreement." Officials in both countries hope this ...

Major Japanese trading houses are aiming to turn electronic trash into rare earth treasure. They're using AI and robotics to ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, are visiting Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern ...

Israel's defense minister has defended a Saturday attack by the Israeli military on a petrochemical complex in southwest Iran ...

A bronze medal won by a Ukrainian karate athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been returned by the Japanese person who ...

Families on both sides of the Israel-Palestinian conflict who have lost loved ones in the violence are coming together to ...

Police in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, have failed to obtain new clues in their search for an elementary school boy who ...