Temperatures rose on September 18 from the Kanto to Kyushu regions of Japan. Across the country, 132 locations recorded an ...

On September 17, which corresponds to August 15 in the old lunar calendar, the harvest moon was visible across the country.

A 10-year-old boy attending a Japanese school in southern China has died after being stabbed on his way to class on Wednesday ...

Historians have found that a broadcast from U.S.-based Voice of America (VOA) was the first to inform the Korean public of ...

Fireworks by Japan's top-level pyrotechnicians were displayed in time to music. About 19,000 people attended and enjoyed the ...

US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise 4:22 AM UTC · Updated ago Asia Pacificcategory Japanese embassy ...

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on ...

Shohei Ohtani's feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work on ...

Japanese players are moving to English football in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their ...

Japan celebrated on Monday the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of "Shogun", although many confessed not having watched ...

The theme song of the drama series Umi no Hajimari (“beginning of the sea”) was released digitally on July 15 and hit No. 1 on the chart dated July 24 after topping downloads ...

NHK World-Japan, the English-language international service of Japan’s public ... NHK World-Japan offers a 24/7 service ...