A group of researchers in Japan says an experiment using mice has confirmed that a certain strain of gut bacteria improves ...

A major Japanese travel agency says more people are likely to leave the country to travel abroad over the summer this year ...

A subsidiary of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Holdings has started mass producing EV batteries at a factory in the US ...

The average price of rice at supermarkets in Japan has fallen for a seventh straight week. Yet it remains higher than a year ...

A central bank survey found that Japanese consumers expect prices to go up by the biggest margin ever in a year's time. The ...

The Port of Los Angeles saw a jump in inbound cargo in June, after the United States and China agreed to slash the steep ...

Israeli military officials have admitted a deadly air strike in Nuseirat in central Gaza on Sunday morning was an "error." ...

US President Donald Trump has taken a tougher stance with Russia to get it to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. He said on ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN broadcasts GRAND SUMO July Tournament Opening Day action live from Nagoya, as the top wrestlers have their ...

We travel the Izumo Highway, which has been used since ages past, and meet people who value human connection, such as a ...

Nagasaki Electric Tramway, which has long been a vital means of transportation for both residents and tourists. Discover the ...

Japan's government has designated a bird that caused a fatal airplane crash in South Korea in December as one of the most ...