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

US President Donald Trump says he has re-nominated Jared Isaacman to serve as administrator of the National Aeronautics and ...

At Kumoba Pond in Karuizawa, autumn is in full color. Maples and other trees surrounding the pond have turned vivid crimson ...

For years, property prices and rents in Japan's urban areas barely changed. Then in 2023, the market exploded to life as ...

The JR Geibi Line has begun running extra trains as talks commence regarding the line's future. See the local governments' ...

Ancient nobles admired the full moon in autumn with elegant parties. Those pastimes evolved into local temple and shrine ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts ...

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

Giving a Spark to the Power Grid] This episode features strategies to maintain Japan's power grid. One company is trying to ...

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index took a dive on Wednesday to briefly hit below the 50,000 mark. Investors unloaded ...

Toyota Motor has raised its profit forecast for the current fiscal year amid strong sales and cost cutting. But the automaker ...

Wednesday is World Tsunami Awareness Day, but knowing how to prepare for one is valuable all year long. A group of people ...