With the space economy heating up, private enterprises are eyeing the moon as a potential cash-cow.

Some Japanese public baths are more than just a public bath.

Skilled artisans have been making Ushikubi silk from double cocoons for hundreds of years near Mt. Hakusan in central Ja...

Japan's workaholic culture is starting to see change to revive the economy.

Ghost boats believed to be from North Korea are washing up on Japanese shores, causing problems for local communities.

A robot expo in Tokyo features intelligent walkers, muscle suits and other health-care devices that could help ease Japa...

NTV's New York bureau brings the world's news to Japan and Japan's news to the world. Meet the people who make it happen...

The latest genetic engineering technology allows us to rewrite the blueprint of life.

An 89 year-old grandmother in Japan has become an internet sensation for taking imaginative selfies in different scenes ...

In 2002, North Korea admitted to methodically kidnapping Japanese nationals. Megumi Yokota was taken in 1977. Few victim...