We visit the Goto Islands on Japan's western tip, meeting people with hospitality, like a couple passing on the history of ...

To answer the question posed in the headline, the mood surrounding Virginia Tech football is cautiously optimistic. While rosters always look better on paper in January than they often do in October, ...

NHK's core news program wrapping up the days local and international events. News delivered via satellite from NHK Japan, in Japanese, no subtitles. Watch on SBS WorldWatch at 11pm everyday, also ...

An NHK survey of major Japanese companies has found that nearly half of them expect the prospects for business with China in 2026 will be "tough." NHK conducted the survey of 100 firms between ...

Cyclist Michael Rice pedals Wakayama’s sacred routes, tasting persimmons, plums and mountain stillness. Japan’s Seto Inland Sea does a convincing impression of a river at first glance, calm and ...

As daylight fades quickly and nights linger, Japan glows with spectacular illuminations, making winter one of its most mesmerizing seasons.

NHK's core news program wrapping up the days local and international events. News delivered via satellite from NHK Japan, in Japanese, no subtitles. Watch on SBS WorldWatch at 11pm everyday, also ...

A group of researchers in Japan says it has confirmed a certain level of efficacy in using iPS cell-derived immune cells for cancer treatment in a clinical trial. The group says it is the first time ...

Train operations have resumed in central Tokyo after stopping for about eight hours due to a power outage. Service on the JR Yamanote loop line and Keihin-Tohoku line was suspended from the first run ...

Japan and the Philippines have signed two defense pacts, including a deal allowing their forces to share supplies and services. The move is seen as an effort to strengthen their security cooperation ...

The number of flights from China to Japan is expected to drop 43 percent around the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday compared to last year. The estimate was made by a Chinese firm analyzing flight ...

Ministerial-level officials in the digital sector from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have confirmed cooperation on human resources development and other fields to create and ...