2016 was a year full of surprises for the Japanese market. Will 2017 will be the same?日本国外の要因によって指標が大きく動いた2016年のマーケットを振り...

For the first time in history, representatives from Japan and the US held a joint ceremony at Pearl Harbor this month. S...

Japan prepares to welcome legal casino gambling in the country, as lawmakers move on to pass the controversial casino bi...

Buddhist temples and other centuries-old structures make use of recent technology to improve earthquake resistance.

Nippon TV visits recently formed volcanic island Nishinoshima with Japan Coast Guard's surveying team.

Tokyo decided that it will extend the Self Defense Force's peacekeeping operations in South Sudan until March 2017. If a...

Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei gained fame when she became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest. After her 4-year ...

Mackerel is an increasingly popular food in China. High demand for the oily fish is driving many Chinese fishermen to us...

After winning a Nobel Prize, biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi shares details of his personal life and research.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to change the working environment in Japan to promote a better work-life balance, while ...