
Safe passage in Ukraine prevented by bombings
In Ukraine, Russian forces continued to shell despite a proposal from Moscow to create safe…
In Ukraine, Russian forces continued to shell despite a proposal from Moscow to create safe…
An NHK opinion poll reveals that a majority of survivors of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami…
Members of the United Nations Security Council gathered for an emergency meeting to discuss Russia’s…
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have called for an immediate ceasefire…
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When Danish leaders saw COVID-19 infection rates reach record highs earlier this year, instead of…
Cambodia has announced that a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will…
Japan will accept refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn criticism from world leaders. It is even pushing traditionally…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he received some signals from Russia during the first round…
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a report warning of the…
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Japan’s financial authorities and central banks have gathered for urgent discussions on how the Ukraine…
Intense fighting is ongoing across Ukraine. Russian forces attack the capital as they attack towns…
As Western countries attempt to block some Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT international payments…
Public universities in Afghanistan have fully reopened to all students for the first time in…
Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution condemning its invasion of Ukraine. Eleven…
The peoples and governments of Southeast Asia are adding their voices of opposition to the…
The feline station master takes on a new role in a special ceremony. In Japan,…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has joined the chorus of global condemnation of Russia’s invasion…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also announced…
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Japanese crypto exchanges are set to tighten rules for transferring funds overseas as part of…
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has asked the military and relevant agencies to increase their monitoring…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced sanctions against Russia for its unilateral recognition of the…
The Japanese government has condemned Russia’s recognition of two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent.…
The Commonwealth is now exploring the possibility of establishing travel bubble programs with other tourism…
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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to unveil new guidelines to…
More and more young Japanese women are saying “peace” to the old photo-taking customs. If…
Japan’s borders could reopen in March after being closed to tourists for two years.Europeans are…
GOVERNOR Ralph DLG Torres said his administration and the Mariana Visitors Authority are working to…
On the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan after American occupation after World War…
Presidential candidates in South Korea began an intense effort to woo voters as the official…
By Lin Liang-sheng and William Hetherington / Personal Reporter, with a personal editor The Chinese…
Suzuki Junichi was a familiar face throughout his community in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.…
An opposition candidate vying to become France’s first female president has held her first mass…
The United States said it will strengthen cooperation with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific…
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Snow removal has started on a scenic mountain road through the northern Alps in central…
The United States has again criticized the Chinese government over the human rights situation in…
Taiwan has announced that it will soon lift import bans on certain Japanese foods that…
The coup in Myanmar that took place a year ago shattered lives and destroyed a…
Hockey is one of the most watched sports at the Winter Olympics, but in Japan…
The UN Security Council has called for an end to the ongoing violence in Myanmar,…
An art exhibition in the city of Saga in southwestern Japan features works by people…
NHK has learned that a Japanese language school in the city of Toyama in central…
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed that they…
As some of the world’s top athletes gather in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, activists…
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Organizers of events to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Yokohama’s Chinatown, near Tokyo, plan…
Contactless self-checkouts make Japanese konbini even more konbinient. Japanese convenience stores are known for being…
The Japanese government plans to step up surveillance and is on high alert after North…
Doctors in Japan say the recent rise in coronavirus cases is preventing dialysis patients from…
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Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo said Japan had lodged a protest with North Korea through…
Japan Society presents Shomyo: Buddhist Ritual Chant – Spiral Mandala Ceremony, a theatrical audio experience…
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Myanmar’s military leaders to follow through on a…
In the Southeast Asian country of Timor-Leste, formerly known as East Timor, current and former…
Japanese Health Minister Goto Shigeyuki has hinted that the government may consider expanding nationwide the…
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Sunday marks two years since China imposed a lockdown on the city of Wuhan to…
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A group of scholars studying Japan are calling on the country to ease its border…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio opened the new Diet session with an outline of his…
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Japan recently announced the expansion of COVID-19 restrictions to the capital of Tokyo, as well…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has expressed his intention to strengthen ties with Russia to counter…
Japan’s three-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Uchimura Kohei is walking away from competition. NHK…
Officials in a city in Hokkaido, northern Japan, have conducted a demonstration test of an…
The Philippine foreign minister has urged Myanmar’s military to include ousted leader Aung San Suu…
Three years have passed since the last Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia, traditionally…
Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures want a new tool to fight the surge in coronavirus…
The Japan Society Contemporary Dance Festival, an event that samples recent work from several East…
About two weeks before the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese capital has confirmed its…