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

NHK WORLD-JAPAN will broadcast GRAND SUMO January Tournament Day 8 action live from Tokyo, as top wrestlers have their eighth ...

A wildfire that started last week in Uenohara City in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is spreading in neighboring Otsuki ...

NHK WORLD's Yamasawa Rina visits a major travel fair in Bangkok to find out why so many tourists are visiting Japan, not just ...

On Chiba's Boso Peninsula, Gancho-zakura cherry trees are nearing full bloom roughly 20 days early. A mild winter has brought ...

An official car of the Cabinet Office was involved in a six-vehicle crash in central Tokyo on Thursday evening. A taxi passenger died and eight others were injured. Police suspect the government ...

Prices of used condominiums in Tokyo's 23 wards continue to surge with the average topping 119 million yen in December.

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TOKYO—When the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony begins, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK will achieve a major milestone on its roadmap for 8K UHDTV as it presents the international spectacle to ...