TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck mountainous Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Saturday, NHK said. The quake hit Omachi in northern Nagano around ...

TOKYO – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck Japan’s mountainous Nagano prefecture on April 18, according to public broadcaster NHK. The quake hit Omachi in northern Nagano around ...

The defense ministers of Japan and Australia have confirmed their countries will strengthen bilateral defense cooperation.

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck Japan's mountainous Nagano prefecture on Saturday (April 18), ...

Japan’s top government spokesperson says a Japanese national who had been detained in Iran since January has been released on ...

Iran has freed a Japanese national held since January, Tokyo said Tuesday, with Kyodo News reporting however that the ...

In February, United States-funded Radio Free Europe reported that public broadcaster NHK’s Tehran bureau chief, Shinnosuke ...

NEW YORK, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning today, the NHK WORLD-JAPAN channel will be available in the New York DMA on WLIW digital channel 21.3 and on local cable providers including Optimum, ...

NEW YORK —The WNET Group has partnered with Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) to launch the NHK World-Japan channel in the New York DMA. The service became available on April 1 on public media ...

On March 24, Murata climbed over a wall and forcibly entered the Chinese Embassy in Japan while carrying a knife. The ...

Shi Yong, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Chinese Embassy in Japan, briefed on the recent series of terror threats received ...

A potential eruption of Mount Fuji could cause severe power outages in Japan and disrupt backup generators. This was reported ...