A Tokyo museum is honoring one of Japanese literature's greatest champions, Donald Keene. NHK world's Yako Kento explains the ...

Asahi Group Holdings says it will acquire the East African business from British alcoholic beverage company Diageo, the maker ...

A massive bamboo altar built for a long-standing traditional festival in Hong Kong has been recognized by Guinness World ...

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

Asia's Generation Z is rising against corruption and inequality. Using social media and pop culture ― including the Japanese ...

The US Treasury Department has extended a waiver that allows Japan to purchase liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 ...

The US Senate passed on Wednesday a record-high defense spending bill. It is apparently aimed at enhancing America's posture ...

A procession of about 1,000 people dressed in traditional Japanese attire took place Wednesday in the ancient capital of Nara ...

A growing number of children in Japan are falling victim to deepfake pornography, involving images made by generative AI and ...

A new Japanese law has gone into effect that could loosen the dominance of tech giants over smartphone services. It aims to ...

NHK has learned that the Japanese government is considering a raise in visa issuance fees to the levels of Western countries.

In Aceh Province, where many children are forced by their parents to beg on the streets, the head of an orphanage is on a ...