Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he may appoint Defense Minister Rustem Umerov as his country's ambassador to the United States.

宜野湾市で国の天然記念物に指定されている「オカヤドカリ」800匹余りを許可無く所持したとして、ベトナム国籍の34歳の塗装工が文化財保護法違反の疑いで逮捕されました。

Top diplomats from the US and China have met with ASEAN members at the group's gathering this week in Kuala Lumpur. NHK World's Napat Kongsawad delves into the motivations and what's at stake.

The vibrant neon signs that filled the streets of Hong Kong were a symbol of the city's prosperity until regulations reduced their numbers from about 80,000 to around 500. But residents are striving ...

China's GDP grew 5.4% in the first quarter as incentives boosted spending and exports surged ahead of US tariffs. An expert ...

The top uniformed defense officials of Japan, the United States and South Korea have reaffirmed cooperation to address challenges posed by North Korea.

A Chinese research center has released new video images of the four giant pandas that were returned to the country from Japan ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers met with other regional powers on Friday in Kuala Lumpur for the East Asia Summit.

The top American and Chinese diplomats have met in Malaysia after an ASEAN gathering. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down on Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for their first face-to ...

The Philippines is marking nine years since an international tribunal dismissed China's territorial claims in the South China Sea. Manila and Beijing have been locked in a longstanding dispute over ...

今月19日と31日の土用の丑の日を前に、うなぎ料理が名物の柳川市では、うなぎの供養祭が行われました。 柳川市内のうなぎ料理店などでつくる組合は毎年、土用の丑の日を前にしたこの時期にうなぎの供養を行っています。

福岡市に本社を置き、関東などでもドラッグストアを展開する「コスモス薬品」は、年間の売り上げが１兆円を超えました。 九州・沖縄の小売業の決算で売り上げが１兆円を超えたのはこれが初めてです。 決算発表によりますと、コスモス薬品のことし５月までの１年間の売り上げは、１兆１１３億円と、前の１年間より４.８％増えたほか、最終的な利益は３０９億円でいずれも過去最高となりました。 地盤の九州に加え関東地方や中部 ...