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.

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

Japan's chief tariff negotiator has praised the efforts the US and UK in striking a trade deal. But he stressed that the ...

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

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

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

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

A senior official of a group representing atomic bomb survivors in Japan says she would like the new pope to call for the ...

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