Japan's Defense Minister Kihara Minoru says he will strengthen security capabilities of Self-Defense Force facilities. The ...

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he aims to hold a summit meeting with North Korea with support from the United States and ...

Bright red Noto Kirishima azalea flowers are now on sale in a town on the Noto Peninsula that was hit hard by the New Year's ...

Tokyo police have held an event to teach about safe use of mopeds in Japan. The number of accidents and traffic violations ...

The mayor of a town in western Japan says he has decided to accept a first-stage survey to choose a final disposal site for ...

'Temple coffee' soothes the soul in China Young people facing tough economic times are seeking solace at the country's ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin used the occasion of his country's Victory Day celebrations to stress its nuclear ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says "no amount of pressure" will stop Israelis from defending themselves. He made ...

Yoshimoto joined NHK in 2012. He has previously been based in the Kumamoto and Aomori bureaus, and is now stationed in Tokyo, ...

Spending by Japan's households fell in March, logging a 13th-straight month of decline, as consumers held back in the face of ...

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft has made an emergency landing at Niigata Airport in central Japan after a ...