Israeli forces announced on Tuesday that they have opened new aid distribution centers in Gaza. For nearly three months, the ...

The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have urged all parties in the ongoing conflicts in Myanmar to extend and expand a temporary ceasefire declared after a major earthquake in ...

Nippon Steel's bid acquire US Steel will give the US government a so-called golden share, which will allow it to approve board members. A Republican senator from Pennsylvania, where the steelmaker is ...

Japan is no longer the world's top creditor. That title goes to Germany, after Japan slipped from the number-one spot for the ...

Japanese delivery firms are stepping up services aimed at lightening the load for foreign tourists as they travel around the ...

Lineup: 1. Vietnam, France agree to strengthen ties 2. Exports from SE Asia to US surge as Trump tariff's pause deadline looms 3. Vietnam garment factory races to beat deadline ...

Hoshino Tomihiro, a Japanese painter and poet, is a celebrated symbol of courage in the face of adversity. After losing the use of his limbs in an accident, he created over 500 works by holding a ...

Election day in South Korea is one week away, and a new poll shows the gap in support separating the top two candidates has narrowed. NHK World Senior International Correspondent Aoki Yoshiyuki ...

Israeli media have reported that a US-backed private humanitarian organization is delivering aid to the Gaza Strip. But the head of the organization reportedly resigned before the full-fledged ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has indicated that his country will allow Ukraine to use Germany-supplied weapons for long-range attacks into Russian territory.

An explosion in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward has left 10 people injured and damaged nearly 40 buildings. Investigators suspect a buried gas cylinder may have been the cause.

South Korea's ruling People Power Party hopes to unify conservatives behind a single candidate in an effort to defeat the largest opposition party's frontrunner in the presidential election next week.