We focus on a Russian language interpreter whose career has followed the ups and downs in relations between Tokyo and Moscow ...

A roof collapse at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has so far claimed the lives of more than 180 people.

Former classmates of Yokota Megumi, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea, have planted cherry trees to wish for her ...

Nearly two weeks have passed since a magnitude-7.7 earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28. Fighting reportedly ...

Vietnam is among the countries welcoming the pause in US "reciprocal" tariffs. A spokesperson for the Vietnamese foreign ...

At the end of World War Two, Yoshida Susumu's father Takeo died when his ship sank in Okinawa. Now, 80 years later, Yoshida is still hoping to find his remains. He knows where the ship sank and he ...

The index had its 2nd-biggest gain ever. An expert explains how the Trump administration's policy shift may have been triggered by moves in the US bond market.

French President Emmanuel Macron has made it clear that France plans to recognize a Palestinian state within months, possibly ...

NHK Deputy Chief Commentator IIDA Kaori explains how Trump altered his course on tariffs after stock prices plunged and wealthy business leaders began voicing concern.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has issued fresh sanctions targeting Iran ahead of planned talks between the ...

Farmers have begun harvesting the first green tea leaves of the year in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka.

South Korea is holding its presidential election on June 3 following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol. Lee ...