A crashed Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter was recovered from waters in the southern prefecture of Okinawa before noon on Tuesday.

The Japanese government says another fellow country person has been evacuated from Sudan, bringing the total number of Japanese nationals and their family members who have left the African country to 59.

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled jets less often during the year that ended in March. The number of sorties against Russia fell to the lowest in a decade.

Yahoo Japan is testing a system that allows people to go out shopping without having to bring any money, cards or their phone.

Japan's government used its J-alert nationwide emergency warning system on Thursday morning to issue a warning that a North Korean missile could fall in or around the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.

Japan's Emperor and Empress welcomed Jordan's King, Queen and Crown Prince at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.

More and more people around the world are using the artificial intelligence chatbot known as ChatGPT. The CEO of the app's developer OpenAI visited Japan on Monday. Sam Altman suggests in an exclusive interview with NHK that ChatGPT will improve our lives in ways we may never have imagined.

The latest opinion poll conducted by NHK shows most Japanese do not expect Japan-China relations to change. The two countries recently agreed to promote closer communications.

The operator of one of Japan's biggest drug-store chains is planning to stop selling cigarettes over the next three years.

Japan's Fair Trade Commission has launched a probe into whether fair competition is practiced in video distribution services for smart televisions.

NHK has learned that arrangements are being made for Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to make an official visit to Indonesia around late June.

Japan's education ministry has decided to raise the income cap for families with three or more children that can receive financial support for higher education such as universities.