The Bank of Japan has decided to raise its benchmark interest rate to around 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent. The BOJ made the decision at a two-day policy-setting meeting that ended on Friday.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to fully and completely release classified government documents related to several cases, including the 1963 assassination of President John F.

A federal court in the US state of Washington has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at redefining birthright citizenship.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from January 23, Day 12 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

Harvard professor Graham Allison has long warned Washington and Beijing are on a collision course. He tells NHK WORLD US ...

Japan's deepening demographic issues have fueled labor shortages across many industries. As a result, the recruitment of ...

The Japanese Foreign Ministry says a Chinese court has handed down a death sentence for a man charged over a knife attack on ...

Police in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, have issued a rare warning to social media users against posting slanderous ...

Passengers using the Skyliner express train between Narita International Airport and central Tokyo will now be able to use ...

US President Donald Trump has shown a willingness to work toward a reduction of nuclear weapons with Russia and China, using the word "denuclearization." ...

US President Donald Trump delivered an online address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. He urged global business leaders to shift their manufacturing to the US.

Three films created by Japanese directors have received nominations for this year's Oscars. They include a documentary directed by Ito Shiori, a journalist who has become a symbol of Japan's "Me Too" ...