More than 300 people of all ages took part in tug-of-war contests held on the sea in western Japan to mark the national ...

A man was injured in the latest attack by a wild bear in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. Police say the 75-year-old man was ...

A marine university in Tokyo has offered visitors a chance to tour one of its campuses on Marine Day, a Japanese national ...

August marks 80 years since WW2's end. NHK will run a special feature on Hiroshima & Nagasaki, with programs about war and ...

Authorities in the Gaza Strip say more than 70 people were killed by Israeli forces while waiting for aid supplies to arrive in the enclave on Sunday.

A group of researchers says delayed treatment of a type of bird flu now spreading on dairy farms in the United States may ...

Japan's top negotiator for trade talks with the United States has left for Washington as the US is poised to impose a ...

NHK political correspondent Kikuyama Kengo says that if the ruling coalition loses its Upper House majority as exit polls ...

NHK World's political correspondant Kikuyama Kengo talks about how voters' focus on Japan's cost-of-living crisis may have ...

NHK is taking a close look at some constituencies that are expected to play a big role in Japan's Upper House election ...

Japan's growing population of foreign nationals became major topic of discussion this election. The issue ranked fourth in ...

NHK political correspondent Kikuyama Kengo says exit polls show that Japan's ruling coalition is in a tough spot with its ...