Japanese weather officials are forecasting extremely heavy rain with thunder in western and eastern parts of the country ...

People in Japan woke up to news that a new pontiff has been chosen. As NHK World's Kitai Genki explains, many hope Pope Leo ...

There's a lot to learn about the new head of the Catholic Church. NHK World's Katsuki Takayuki explains Pope Leo's background ...

More than 80% of the country's 100 million inhabitants are Catholic. Filipinos nationwide are celebrating the new pope.

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by ...

Okinawa prefectural assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement in response to a series of sexual assault ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a defense of his country's invasion of Ukraine at a ceremony to mark the 80th ...

Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of violating a three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow.

The suspect in a stabbing incident at a Tokyo subway station has begun revealing motives for the alleged attack to ...

The value of China's exports to the United States plunged in April amid rising trade tensions between the world's two largest ...

Japan's Finance Ministry says it believes some of the documents related to a controversial sale of state-owned land were discarded before they could be disclosed.

Thomas Bach, the outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee, has visited Japan. He expressed his gratitude to the Japanese people for Tokyo hosting the Summer Games in 2021.