Saturday marks 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. A German political scientist who spoke to NHK on the eve of the ...

With Yokozuna Terunofuji absent, it was Sekiwake Onosato, 24, who claimed the Emperor's Cup. He defeated Ozeki Kotozakura and ...

US media are reporting that US President-elect Donald Trump is in the process of considering candidates for key posts in his ...

The first test retrieval of fuel debris from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has just been completed.

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said on Wednesday that as nuclear deterrence is needed given the current international ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has begun policy talks with an opposition party in a bid to seek an agreement on a ...

The governor of the US state of California has called a special legislative session to safeguard what he calls "California ...

Work to make pickled turnips, a winter delicacy, is getting into full swing in Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital.

A UN committee has adopted a draft resolution to hold consultations among countries to discuss challenges posed by lethal ...

The president-elect has pledged to slash taxes, hike import tariffs and deport illegal immigrants. An economist tells us why ...

Japan's health ministry says the influenza season has begun across the country. The ministry has been receiving reports on ...

Japan's ruling coalition has begun policy talks with an opposition party in a bid to reach an agreement on a new economic ...