Japan's audit watchdog says more than 54 billion yen, or some 352 million dollars, was improperly used for purposes including ...

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has fronted another day of the Diet debate since taking office as head of the minority ...

Thirteen Japanese nationals suspected of being a part of a fraud scheme in Cambodia have been detained by local investigators ...

Another bear has been spotted in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, this time on the grounds of a museum close to a popular ...

The San Diego Padres say pitcher Darvish Yu is expected to miss the next Major League Baseball season after elbow surgery.

Australia will soon become the first country in the world to introduce a sweeping ban on children under 16 years of age from ...

Starvation is spreading in Sudan due to continuing conflict that prevents aid from reaching the needy. NHK World's Cairo ...

Young women in India continue to fall victim to abuse and death under the traditional dowry practice. One family recounts ...

Singapore will introduce caning as a penalty for scammers, as the city-state grapples with increasing fraud cases.

The Nikkei 225 fell for two sessions. An analyst attributes this to concern about AI valuations spilling over from Wall ...

In this series we share Japan's disaster preparedness knowledge with viewers around the world. This time we zero in on ...

South Korean defense authorities say North Korea appears ready to carry out a nuclear test promptly should the country's ...