Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea have again demanded a swift resolution of the decades-old issue.

US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders for a reform of the country's nuclear industry. The administration says it will reduce regulatory barriers and speed up construction of nuclear ...

A former Thai prime minister has been ordered to pay about 300-million dollars' damages over a controversial rice subsidy ...

The US Treasury Department says it has issued a general license easing sanctions for Syria. The department announced on Friday that it took the measure in line with an instruction by US President ...

The United States and Iran have expressed the view that the two sides made some progress in a fifth round of talks on Iran's nuclear development program.

US President Donald Trump is pushing for a tariff of 50 percent on goods from the European Union starting June 1.

Tokyo-based Sakana AI just landed a major banking client. CEO David Ha explains why customized apps focused on energy efficiency could shape the future of generative AI.

People in New York have long had a healthy appetite for Japanese cuisine. They have embraced everything from sushi to tempura to ramen noodles. Now they are getting a taste for a more humble everyday ...

After 45 years, many still don't know about the sexual violence women faced around the Gwangju Uprising. Today, the survivors are speaking out in the hopes of forcing the government to act. NHK World' ...

Historian Yuval Noah Harari, author of the global bestseller "Sapiens," speaks to NHK about the rise of populism, exemplified by the reelection of Donald Trump as US president.

Japan's top trade negotiator is back in Washington, but don't expect an agreement just yet. NHK WORLD Senior Business Correspondent Esaki Daisuke tells us why.

Five years after the COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, we look back at Japan's response in the early days of the pandemic.