The administration of US President Donald Trump says a US citizen detained in Russia has been released in an exchange deal.

The Bank of England has lowered its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points as the UK economy shows signs of stagnation.

Japanese Major League Baseball player Yoshida Masataka of the Boston Red Sox has met the descendants of an American who is believed to have introduced baseball to Japan more than 150 years ago.

The defense team of Hakamada Iwao, who had been acquitted of murders nearly six decades after his arrest, plans to seek ...

The government of Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, says searchers have found what seems to be the cab of the truck that ...

The latest NHK opinion poll shows the approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's Cabinet is 44 percent. This is 5 points up from January. The disapproval rate is 35 percent, which is ...

Morishita Erika's broadcasting career includes stints at NHK's Fukui and Sendai bureaus before coming to the Tokyo ...

Exams for Japanese language and foreign languages, as well as English listening comprehension, are scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

Major League Baseball superstar Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been training ahead of his much-awaited comeback ...

Stock investors in Tokyo have reacted sharply to an announcement by US President Donald Trump of tariffs on Canada, Mexico ...

Weather officials say a low pressure system and moist air caused record snowfall in Obihiro City in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ...

A man charged with attempted murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has said in his trial that he threw a ...