Honda Motor has reported a decline in its net profit to over 196 billion yen, or about 1.3 billion dollars, for the April to ...

The number of Japanese people living in Japan has decreased for the 16th consecutive year to about 121 million, marking the ...

The people of Japan are marking 80 years since an atomic bomb devastated Hiroshima, killing thousands. NHK World's Yoshikawa ...

Two local students present a "commitment to peace." One says she hopes her speech reaches world leaders. The other says he ...

A commemorative ceremony has been held on the Pacific island where the aircraft that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and ...

The Tanabata festival opened on Wednesday in the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai. One of the most popular summer events ...

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings says it will refocus strategy on its mainstay convenience store business to boost ...

A commemorative event to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has begun in Brazil, ...

A heatwave continued across Japan on Wednesday, with the temperature soaring above 41 degrees Celsius in the central part of the country. The Meteorological Agency says there were clear skies and high ...

The wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is being questioned by a special prosecutor over claims of corruption ...

Authorities have begun an investigation into a fire that broke out on two barges at a seaside fireworks festival in the city ...

Sadako, the 12-year-old Hiroshima atomic bomb victim memorialized in a statue, has touched generations. Now, one of her ...