The latest NHK opinion poll shows the approval rate for Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's Cabinet at 65 percent, up seven ...

The number of foreign workers in Japan has risen dramatically. But loopholes in the immigration system has led to some ...

NHK will promote its executive vice president, Tatsuhiko Inoue, to president to succeed Nobuo Inaba, 75, whose term expires next month, the public broadcaster board of governors said Monday. Inoue, 68 ...

Mars has long been a fixation for humankind, imagined alternately as a utopia by 19th-century novelists, a homeland to menacing aliens by 20th-century filmmakers and an unforgiving cosmic frontier by ...

The logo of Japan's public broadcaster NHK is pictured in this April 2021 file photo. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki) TOKYO -- Japan's public broadcaster NHK has begun verifying reception contracts for ...

As Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK upholds the principles of editorial independence and institutional autonomy. Our mission is to contribute to the advancement of democracy and culture by delivering ...

Takashi Tachibana, leader of the political group NHK Party, responds to reporters at the Hyogo Prefectural Government office in this June 2025 file photo. (Mainichi) KAKOGAWA, Hyogo -- House of ...

NHK fee collectors and paperwork have long been met with resistance, from “deterrent stickers” on doors to public frustration over Japan’s compulsory contract system. Image: Japan Today TOKYO NHK ...

Many foreigners in Japan know the feeling: you’re enjoying a quiet evening at home when the doorbell rings. Curious, you answer it, only to be greeted by a serious-looking man with a clipboard, ...