The US space agency NASA has classified the botched Boeing Starliner mission as a Type A mishap -- its most serious category of failure. The 2024 incident drew global attention when the crew were ...

One in 17 students in Japan are Young Carers: children or youth under 30 who provide excessive family care. This episode follows two young carers and shares life lessons from their stories.

Kanji, characters originating from China, is one of Japan's three writing systems and the hardest to learn. One teacher aims ...

Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party is set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, well above the 233 needed for a majority, according to public broadcaster NHK.

New NHK President Inoue Tatsuhiko has said he will work to fundamentally strengthen the public broadcaster's ability to develop and communicate content as well as enhance its international presence.

Japan has delivered domestically produced rails to Ukraine to help it restore transport networks severely damaged by Russian attacks. A ceremony to hand over the rails to Ukraine's state-run railway ...

The Japanese government has decided to accept up to around 1.23 million foreign workers by March 2029 under two programs -- one for skilled workers and the other for trainees. The sector-by-sector ...

Honda Motor says its return to Formula One racing will speed up development of low-carbon technology for its mass-produced vehicles. The Japanese automaker withdrew from F1 in 2021, but returns this ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to leave its interest rate unchanged at a meeting later this week. The agenda is likely to include the weak yen's impact on the economy, as well as the pace of future ...

The latest NHK opinion poll suggests the approval rate for Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's Cabinet stands at 62 percent, down two points from last month, and the disapproval rate at 21 percent, up two ...

Japanese researchers have set sail for an expanse of seabed where they hope to mine rare earths. Their work takes on extra urgency in light of fears about fewer of the materials coming from China. The ...

Blizzards are affecting parts of northern to western Japan, mainly on the Sea of Japan side. Weather officials are warning that the severe conditions will peak through Monday morning. The Japan ...