Devotees in the Philippines covered themselves in mud and prayed for world peace in an annual festival to pass on the legacy ...

Japan's health ministry says the number of people who were ruled eligible for compensation as a result of work-related mental ...

Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have been soaring as the Thai government tightens border restrictions, citing ...

NATO member countries are expected to agree to raise their defense and related spending to 5 percent of GDP at their summit ...

Modern social hermits, or "hikikomori," are a growing phenomenon in South Korea. A recent government survey found 5 percent ...

East Japan Railway says some of its newest Shinkansen trains that suffered a string of problems last week were found to have ...

Media reports say US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear ...

Weather authorities in Japan are urging caution against dangers including landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and swollen ...

US President Donald Trump arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday to attend a NATO summit. He is expected to continue his calls ...

The popular Japanese band TOKIO has announced it is breaking up. This comes after one of the members Kokubun Taichi violated ...

NHK has learned that a newly-discovered video showing Nagasaki's Urakami Cathedral before its destruction by an atomic bomb ...

The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding, with no reports of major attacks or damage so far.