A Japanese group representing atomic bomb survivors wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize. As NHK WORLD's Ueno Yamato explains, it comes at a critical moment for those campaigning against nuclear weapons ...
It's been a month since tests to retrieval nuclear fuel debris began at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant. But repeated issues have suspended the tests, and thrown the future of the ...
The head of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs has expressed delight at Nihon Hidankyo, an organization ...
In Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers have defeated the San Diego Padres 2-0 in Game 5 of the National League ...
As tensions ratchet up across the region, we use satellite mapping to assess Israel's attacks on Gaza and look at what to ...
The chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee says he wants to send a message to all political leaders in the world that ...
As Israel potentially moves closer to carrying out a retaliatory response to Iran's attack on its soil last week, Iran's ...
An Austrian diplomat says a United Nations treaty banning nuclear arms would not exist without this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization representing atomic bomb ...
The group, Nihon Hidankyo, which advocates for the abolishment of nuclear weapons, received congratulations from politicians, colleagues and friends around the world for winning the Nobel Peace Prize ...
A two-day festival in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, gives high school students from across Japan a chance to display their ...
One economic "virtuous cycle" theory says higher prices lead to salary increases that then fuel further spending and growth. An economist thinks Japan may be on the brink of achieving it.
Tokyo lawmakers pass the first ordinance in Japan aimed at deterring "kasuhara," or customer harassment of shop workers.