A third-party panel set up by Fuji Television and its parent company has defended the appropriateness of the fact-finding process used to determine that TV personality Nakai Masahiro committed sexual ...

The chief of Japan's National Police Agency has called for tougher rules on a system for converting foreign driver's licenses to Japanese ones. He expressed the view that overseas tourists should be ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has instructed his top tariff negotiator with the United States to be fully prepared for the possibility that a wider range of issues could be taken up in the ...

NHK has learned the Japanese government is making final arrangements to reuse the soil removed after the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the premises of the Prime ...

The Philippines is hosting a three-day dialogue to seek cooperation from ASEAN member countries on maritime security amid the ongoing tensions in the South China Sea.

The head of Japan's automakers' association has urged the government to reach an early agreement with Washington to avoid the newly imposed US tariffs on vehicles and auto parts.

Japan's new agriculture minister says the government is considering changing the way it sells the country's reserve of rice stocks. It's the latest measure aimed at tackling the surging prices of the ...

Japan's Cardinal Kikuchi Isao details his experience at the conclave to choose Pope Leo XIV in an exclusive interview with ...

South Korea's ruling party faces an uphill battle with less than two weeks to go before the election to replace disgraced ...

A large-scale study in Japan has shown that improving one's diet and lifestyle can slow the progression of chronic kidney ...

This ekiben from Kamogawa in southern Chiba features sanga-yaki, made from minced fish, and is packed with regional flavors ...

South Korea's military says North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the sea from the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Thursday morning.