NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from January 23, Day 12 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

Asian markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen weakened slightly ahead of an expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan ...

Mitsubishi Motors hasn’t made any announcements and is considering all options, a spokesperson for the company said.

Tokyo-based investment giant Softbank wants to combine cells created from humans, which mimic brain cells, with traditional technology in an effort to create ...

An X account, Crime Reports India, currently blocked in India, shared the image of a man with the caption, ‘Pramod Rathore of ...

Bridgestone tires is one of the most recognizable tire brands in America, but its ownership and place of manufacturing may come to surprise you.

He attributed the recent strains between Washington and Beijing to his predecessor, Joe Biden, and expressed optimism that China could play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This softer ...

No one has ever walked through these doors with the sport-changing, Hall-changing, planet-changing possibilities of Ichiro.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced an official partnership agreement with ITO EN Ltd., makers of global unsweetened tea leader Oi Ocha, that will begin with the 2025 season. The relationship paves ...

Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling network of trains, subways, and buses, often considered the best in the ...

Savvy Tokyo's resident "Love in Japan" columnist, Hilary Keyes, answers anonymous questions from readers on everything from dating in Japan to women's health issues. Hi, Hilary—Why Won’t He Let Me ...

Also in today’s newsletter, a record number of US companies weigh China exit, and Trump calls on Opec to push down global oil prices ...