Japan's sumo world will have its first new yokozuna grand champion in three and a half years. Ozeki Champion Hoshoryu has ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts ...

The Islamic group Hamas has revealed plans to release more hostages. In response, Israel lifted its movement restrictions on ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced the commander overseeing the military operations in the country's eastern front after only seven months.

The leaders of India and Indonesia have agreed to step up cooperation in a range of fields, including defense, health and ...

India has celebrated its Republic Day with a huge military parade in New Delhi. Sunday's festivities marked the anniversary ...

Holocaust survivors and world dignitaries will attend a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi ...

Japanese high school students from the atomic-bombed cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima will be sent as Peace Messengers to a ...

Japanese household goods retailer Hands says it has suffered a massive data breach. The firm's app was hacked, resulting in ...

From regulating the body's internal clock, to possibly curing Parkinson's disease, mushrooms have been revealing one amazing ...

Japan department store sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the first time last year, helped by demand from a surge in ...

Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan transformed the fortunes of the struggling Yonezawa Domain. Peter Barakan visits ...