UNESCO says ancient Buddhist scriptures stored at Tokyo's Zojoji temple will be added to its Memory of the World list.

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates, saying he ...

The world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, has posted higher sales and profit for ...

US President Donald Trump says he will attend upcoming trade talks with Japan. Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister ...

In Shenzhen, factories rely on recruiters using streaming to attract temporary workers to suit the workload. Many young ...

With manga comics now a global phenomenon, Japanese publishers have been widening their search for new talent. Recently ...

Lineup: 1. Xi Jinping visits Cambodia on last stop of Southeast Asia tour 2. Indonesia, US top diplomats discuss tariffs in ...

A series of choking accidents involving children, some of them fatal, has led to a push to create dedicated food safety ...

More young South Koreans are making a living by catering to the dead, thanks to a tight jobs market and an aging population ...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is not in a hurry to sign trade agreements with some of his closest allies. He ...

NHK has learned that the remains of some 20 people believed to have died in World War Two have been found on Iejima Island in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. This is the first discovery of its ...

Japan's economic revitalization minister is in Washington for the first time negotiations over new US tariffs.While President Donald Trump wasn't expected to participate, he decided to get ...