A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, measured at a magnitude of 7.7 by the Japan Meteorological ...

A three-meter (9.8-foot) tsunami warning was issued for Japan on Monday after a strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off ...

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

Yuko Fukushima has been reaching viewers of NHK’s international broadcasts since 1998. She’s anchored programs such as ...

Weather experts have warned that more tremors could follow after a magnitude-5 earthquake hit near Tokyo, generating a temporary shake but no serious harm. Several bullet train services between Sendai ...

The US military says it has struck more than 12,300 Iranian targets since the US-Israeli operations began. The US Central Command released a fact sheet on the operations on Wednesday. The command said ...

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, ...

NHK NEWSLINE delivers the latest from Japan, Asia, and the rest of the world. Our wide network of correspondents covers ...

After nearly three years of qualifiers, the 2026 World Cup field of 48 teams will be set with six winner-take-all matches on Tuesday to decide the final participants for this year's tournament. Four ...

Japan has invested in a French rare earths refining project Japan cooperates with Australia, US and others on rare earths supply chains China banned exports of dual-use items to 20 Japanese entities ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's public broadcaster NHK ended its Radio 2 broadcast featuring language learning programs on Monday, bringing an end to its 95-year history amid the rise of online services. NHK ...