US Senator Bill Hagerty, who served as ambassador to Japan during President Donald Trump's first term, expressed hope that Japan would take action to secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has reportedly attacked a natural gas facility in Qatar after vowing retaliation on oil and gas-related infrastructure ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has arrived in Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump. A government plane carrying Takaichi arrived at a US air base in the suburbs of Washington ...

A world-renowned boys choir in Austria known for their "angelic voices" has performed a new song in Japanese that was specially written for them.

The rise in crude oil futures continued to weigh on share prices in Tokyo on Thursday, leading to broad-based declines.

We head past the Scramble Crossing into historic backstreets, where we find an upscale residential area, a former geisha ...

Sugiyama Shinsuke, a Japanese former ambassador to the US, discusses the upcoming summit between Prime Minister Takaichi ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is in Washington for her summit with US President Donald Trump.

Tatsuhiko Inoue, president of NHK, tells World Screen Newsflash about the broadcaster’s role in serving audiences the best in news, documentaries and entertainment, while acknowledging that public ...

US President Donald Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae at the White House for a summit amid escalating geopolitical tensions. The two are known to have a good rapport. NHK World's ...

Even as Japanese wines rack up international awards, their global standing lags well behind sake and whisky offerings. Efforts are underway to change that with distinctive cuvées using native grapes.

US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the Strait of Hormuz with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.