A Japanese bullet train operator is investigating what caused two linked Shinkansen trains to uncouple while moving at high ...

Authorities in Malaysia have charged five people in connection with a massive child abuse case, after hundreds of children ...

Bank of Japan officials have wrapped up the first day of discussions at their two-day monetary policy meeting.

Vietnam is facing Tropical Storm Soulik even as the country is still reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, which ravaged ...

European countries are rapidly increasing their security presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Some have held military ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark index gained more than 2 percent on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve decided to cut ...

A ten-year-old boy who was attacked on his way to a Japanese school in southern China has died of his injuries.

The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly has passed a no-confidence motion against Governor Saito Motohiko. Saito, who was accused of ...

The value of financial assets held by individuals in Japan hit a record high in the second quarter. The gain reflects ...

Russian media reports say that the head of the country's veterinary and phytosanitary department has acknowledged the safety ...

The assembly of the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo is set to unanimously approve a no-confidence motion against ...

Policymakers at the US Federal Reserve have cut interest rates for the first time in four years. NHK World's Inoue Yuki spoke ...