Japan is on alert for a possible mega quake after a magnitude 7.5 tremor hit northern regions late on Monday, prompting ...

Fake news flooded social media after a major earthquake struck northern Japan on December 8. NHK's senior correspondent ...

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

Measures proposed by the general public to avoid being misled by misinformation or disinformation on social media and ...

The Bank of Japan kicks off its two-day policy meeting on Thursday. Policymakers are considering raising interest rates to a ...

People in the Ukrainian cities of Irpin and Bucha are trying to piece their lives back together, one year after devastating ...

Ishikawa Yuko is a producer based in New York. She began her career in Tokyo and has continued to grow her career in New York ...

An NHK opinion poll shows the approval rate for Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's Cabinet stands at 64 percent, two percentage points lower than the previous poll held last month. The ...

NHK is cracking down on households with TVs that have failed to pay subscription fees in order to prevent free riders from using its services, by limiting who can access its news website as well as ...

A giant Buddha statue in Aichi Prefecture is going viral on social media for looking like he’s wearing sunglasses — thanks to ...