The Latest Breaking News from NHK

Attempts in Japan to retrieve the man were temporarily halted early on Wednesday after a second sinkhole appeared

A strong earthquake has rattled southwestern Japan, but there were no reports of serious damage

Designed to improve image quality in the corners of frame, curved sensors could work wonders in camera phones

A man has thrown several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo, according to public broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media

A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the ruling party headquarters Saturday morning, Japanese media said, just over a week before a general election.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose a new happiness index during his first parliamentary policy speech on Friday, local media have reported.

Record rain inundated the area, which was still rebuilding following January’s 7.5 magnitude quake.

A dozen rivers burst their banks in Ishikawa where the meteorological agency issued its highest alert level.

The French army is taking part in joint drills with Japanese forces this week for the second year in a row. Named after a 19th-century military collaboration between the two countries, the Brunet-Takamori exercises send a message to China and Russia about Japan's expanding defence partnerships with other countries.