An Iranian media outlet says one person has been killed and 14 others injured in an explosion at a residential building in ...

Authorities in the Gaza Strip say more than 500 people have died in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire began in October.

We visit the Goto Islands on Japan's western tip, meeting people with hospitality, like a couple passing on the history of ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN will broadcast GRAND SUMO January Tournament Day 14 action live from Tokyo, as top wrestlers have their ...

Visitors to a gorge in Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, are enjoying a spectacular view of massive ice pillars along a mountainside.

A robbery of more than 400 million yen in cash and an attempted theft involving nearly 200 million yen occurred in Tokyo on Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday.

Tourism officials in Japan and South Korea have released data showing that the number of travelers between the two countries ...

A key indicator of China's manufacturing activity has gone below the boom-or-bust line for the first time in two months. The ...

Police in Hong Kong are investigating a robbery of some 51 million yen, or around 330,000 dollars, which led to the arrest of six suspects, including three Japanese.

An ekiben from Hokkaido's Hidaka region uses kombu and shellfish. It's a bento filled with the bounty of the sea nurtured by ...

Police in Hong Kong have arrested six people in connection with a robbery that took place in the territory on Friday. The incident saw a backpack containing about 58 million yen, or more than 376,000 ...

With betting tickets in hand, customers at a no-frills bar near a motorboat racing stadium in Fukuoka, ride the ups and downs ...