Chinese Premier Li Qiang has revealed his country's economic growth target for this year will be lowered to between 4.5 ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the trial navigation of a new destroyer and the test-firing of a "strategic ...

Tokyo's benchmark stock index rallied in Thursday morning trade. Investors are buying back shares across the board that have ...

US-Israeli attacks against Iran have entered their sixth day, with heavy aerial bombardment continuing across the country.

A UN fact-finding mission has strongly condemned the US-Israeli strikes against Iran, and called for an immediate cessation ...

The conflict with Iran is putting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz at risk. The Japanese Shipowners' Association says 44 ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has declined to clearly state that the United States is seeking regime change ...

China has announced a 7-percent increase in defense spending as part of its budget plan for 2026 to be debated by the National People's Congress.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from Day 4 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

A US trade court has ordered the Trump administration to refund tariffs that have been deemed illegal. The amount is estimated at more than 130 billion dollars. The administration is expected to ...

Japan's foreign ministry has announced steps to help Japanese nationals stranded in some Middle Eastern countries to evacuate. Airspace in the region is largely closed due to the US and Israeli ...

The US Senate has voted down a draft resolution that would have directed President Donald Trump to withdraw troops from the ongoing military operation against Iran.