People flocked to an annual New Year's "Daruma Festival" in Takasaki, Gunma, known as Japan's largest producer of the ...

Kumamoto's beloved bear mascot Kumamon received thousands of New Year's cards, including messages from abroad, now on display ...

Traditional female geigi ― a type of geisha ― in Niigata performed New Year dances at a local shrine on January 5, carrying ...

Police in Kishiwada, Osaka, have arrested a driver who attempted to evade a traffic stop by speeding off with an officer ...

Takeda Tomonari joined NHK in 2018. He covered local industries and incidents at the Matsuyama and Chiba bureaus. The current ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts ...

Traditional female entertainers from Niigata's Furumachi district performed a New Year dance at a local shrine on January 5, ...

People on the Noto Peninsula paused to mark two years since a New Year's Day earthquake that resulted in nearly 700 deaths ...

NHK’s “taiga” period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan’s ...