NHK has learned that Japan plans to join a NATO-led initiative to provide US-made munitions and equipment to Ukraine. NATO and the United States established the mechanism in July 2025 to coordinate ...

The Japanese prime minister's decision to hold a snap election has paid off. Takaichi Sanae led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a historic win in Sunday's vote, netting the LDP a two-thirds ...

NHK projects that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will win a two-thirds supermajority on its own. A two-thirds majority — comprising 310 seats — will enable the LDP to override any Upper House ...

The Nagasaki Lantern Festival during which the streets of the port city in southwestern Japan are illuminated with approximately 15,000 colorful lanterns got underway on Friday. Starting this year, ...

New NHK President Inoue Tatsuhiko has said he will work to fundamentally strengthen the public broadcaster's ability to develop and communicate content as well as enhance its international presence.

The sole remaining giant pandas in Japan are returning to China early next week. And people are rushing to a zoo in Tokyo to bid them a fond farewell. Twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei can still be viewed ...

Japan has delivered domestically produced rails to Ukraine to help it restore transport networks severely damaged by Russian attacks. A ceremony to hand over the rails to Ukraine's state-run railway ...

The Japanese government has decided to accept up to around 1.23 million foreign workers by March 2029 under two programs -- one for skilled workers and the other for trainees. The sector-by-sector ...

Honda Motor says its return to Formula One racing will speed up development of low-carbon technology for its mass-produced vehicles. The Japanese automaker withdrew from F1 in 2021, but returns this ...

People in Japan will head to the polls on February 8. Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae says she is seeking a stronger mandate for her coalition government. The starting gun for the snap race will fire ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to leave its interest rate unchanged at a meeting later this week. The agenda is likely to include the weak yen's impact on the economy, as well as the pace of future ...

A Japanese government panel of experts has proposed setting up a program to help foreigners who will be or recently began living in Japan learn the country's language and rules of society. Panel chair ...