Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as leader of the world's Roman Catholics. He prayed that the church could serve as a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a defense of his country's invasion of Ukraine at a ceremony to mark the 80th ...

Japanese weather officials are forecasting extremely heavy rain with thunder in western and eastern parts of the country ...

The suspect in a stabbing incident at a Tokyo subway station has begun revealing motives for the alleged attack to ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator has praised the efforts the US and UK in striking a trade deal. But he stressed that the ...

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by ...

More than 80% of the country's 100 million inhabitants are Catholic. Filipinos nationwide are celebrating the new pope.

Okinawa prefectural assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement in response to a series of sexual assault ...

People in Japan woke up to news that a new pontiff has been chosen. As NHK World's Kitai Genki explains, many hope Pope Leo ...

Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of violating a three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow.

There's a lot to learn about the new head of the Catholic Church. NHK World's Katsuki Takayuki explains Pope Leo's background ...

A senior official of a group representing atomic bomb survivors in Japan says she would like the new pope to call for the ...