随意契約で放出された備蓄米について、農林水産省は10日までに36の都道府県にある店舗で販売が確認されたと発表しました。一方、11の県では販売が確認されなかったとしていて、地域ごとに差が出ないよう、きめ細かく行き渡らせることができるかが焦点となっています。 随意契約による備蓄米の売り渡しは、11日から令和3年産およそ12万トンの購入申請の受け付けが始まり、農林水産省は初日に98の事業者から合わせてお ...

小学生ひき逃げなどの疑い 74歳のタクシー運転手逮捕 25日、広島市の市道で、自転車に乗って道路を横断していた小学生の女の子を車ではねて ...

People in Taiwan are set to vote for their new president on Saturday. NHK World has extensive coverage exploring how the Taiwan-China relationship, newly extended mandatory military service, and ...

Global remittance services poised for big leap. As international remittances take off, the global transfer firm Wise is among non-bank services hoping to expand in Japan by getting more companies ...

IAEA begins treated water survey. The UN's nuclear watchdog has started its first survey of Japan's release of treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The former Unification Church is back in the spotlight again this week. NHK World's Shirakawa Marina spoke with a former member...whose parents are still involved with the group.

ASEAN summit meetings wrap up. Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other regional powers have met face-to-face in Jakarta where they discussed a range of global issues.

Mount Fuji is one of Japan's most popular tourist spots. But the ecosystem of the iconic mountain is currently under threat, from an invasion of non-native plants. This report highlights how one ...

PM Kishida meets with fisheries industry. Preparations to release treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are in the final stages.

The yen tumbled to the 146 range against the dollar at one point in the New York foreign exchange market on Wednesday. That's lower than when the yen sank to 145.90 last September, prompting the ...

On the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities have confirmed at least 89 deaths in devastating wildfires that broke out on Tuesday. The fires were fanned by strong winds caused by a hurricane ...