A group of researchers says delayed treatment of a type of bird flu now spreading on dairy farms in the United States may ...

Japan's top negotiator for trade talks with the United States has left for Washington as the US is poised to impose a ...

NHK political correspondent Kikuyama Kengo says that if the ruling coalition loses its Upper House majority as exit polls ...

Japan's growing population of foreign nationals became major topic of discussion this election. The issue ranked fourth in ...

NHK is taking a close look at some constituencies that are expected to play a big role in Japan's Upper House election ...

NHK World's political correspondant Kikuyama Kengo talks about how voters' focus on Japan's cost-of-living crisis may have ...

NHK political correspondent Kikuyama Kengo says exit polls show that Japan's ruling coalition is in a tough spot with its ...

Former residents of four islands that Japan calls the Northern Territories have offered prayers for their ancestors at a ...

NHK's decision desk says it may be difficult for the ruling coalition to maintain their majority in the Upper House. For the ...

Nationwide voter turnout for Japan's Upper House election on Sunday is forecast to be 57.91 percent. That would be up from 52 ...

NHK World's political correspondant Kikuyama Kengo says the ruling coalition's failure to secure a majority in the Upper House puts Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru in a difficult position, as key trade ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country has proposed to Russia a new round of direct talks for a ceasefire.