Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has pushed back against a move by the government to redistribute tax revenue from the capital. She says disparities in the tax take should instead be addressed by reviewing ...

Honda Motor is adjusting its operations in the giant Chinese market where it faces a sales slump. Sources say the Japanese ...

Japan's benchmark stock index rose on Monday despite the unclear outlook for the Middle East conflict. The Nikkei 225 climbed ...

More than 20,000 greater white-fronted geese are resting at a wetland in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido.

Bulgarian media outlets are reporting that a pro-Russian opposition coalition led by former President Rumen Radev is set to ...

Japanese automakers are pivoting their strategies to get ahead of Chinese rivals in Southeast Asia. The shift comes as their profits take a big hit from US President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy has stopped and taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman ...

A huge fire last year in the district of Saganoseki in Japan's southern Oita City left scores of buildings destroyed and ...

North Korean media say leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of tactical ballistic missiles on Sunday to verify the ...

A man has opened fire in the southern US state of Louisiana, killing eight children aged 1 to about 14 years old.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed strong concern about the US relaxation of sanctions on Russian crude ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN broadcasts GRAND SUMO November Tournament Opening Day action live from Fukuoka, as the top wrestlers have their first bouts of the 15-day contest.