NHK has found that the number of foreign children registered in Japanese municipalities has risen in more than half of Japan's local administrative units since 2015. NHK analyzed how the number of ...

A Japanese education ministry panel has approved textbooks to be used in the country's high schools from April next year. For the first time, the textbooks contain content that refer to the ...

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae says that she has gained the understanding of US President Donald Trump about the feasibility of sending Japanese vessels to the Strait of Hormuz. At a plenary ...

Sony Group and Honda Motor say their joint venture will discontinue the development and launch of its electric vehicles. Sony Honda Mobility has been developing its first EV model, Afeela1, which will ...

A world-renowned boys choir in Austria known for their "angelic voices" has performed a new song in Japanese that was specially written for them. The Vienna Boys Choir unveiled "Moon Boat" to the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is set to travel to the United States for talks with President Donald Trump on Thursday. This will be their second summit meeting. Takaichi will depart Japan for ...

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae returned to Tokyo on Saturday after wrapping up a three-day visit to the US. She and President Donald Trump held a wide-ranging summit covering Iran, China, ...

Negotiations for a peace proposal between Russia and Ukraine remain at a standstill amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to ...

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations have discussed the Iran conflict. They released a joint statement calling for an "immediate cessation of attacks against civilians and civilian ...

The Hong Kong government has ordered the removal of the Apple Daily newspaper from the corporate registry, forcing the pro-democracy media outlet to disband. The Hong Kong-based daily was known for ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has arrived in Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump. A government plane carrying Takaichi arrived at a US air base in the suburbs of Washington ...

K-pop group BTS drew more than 40,000 fans from around the world to Seoul for a comeback performance amid heightened security. The free outdoor concert took place in the city's Gwanghwamun Square. The ...