Japan's education ministry announces that 205 people have passed initial tests to become astronauts.

The Japanese government calls for energy saving in the Tokyo area as demand for electricity rises due to hot weather.

The weather agency announces that the rainy season appears to be over in various parts of Japan including the eastern re...

Radioactive monitoring around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been disrupted as the Russian military da...

A gender-neutral swimsuit for use in school swimming classes has been developed.

The First meeting of States Parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons begins on June 21 in Vienna, ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency releases its three-month weather forecast, saying that temperatures are expected to be h...

Okinawa marks the 77th anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle.

NTV reporters visit the Chernobyl nuclear plant that was ransacked by Russian soldiers.

Japan expresses concern after about 10 Russian and Chinese warships circle around Japan.