Park Hyun-sik won the Best Actor Award at the "Asia Top Awards 2023" held at the Air Force Convention Hall in Bangkok on May 2 (local time).

Children at an elementary school in a village in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, have marked the third anniversary of deadly flooding that hit the region.

The second half of the season seems to be off to a good start as well. CODE - The Price of Wish" (Yomiuri/Nippon Television Network, Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m.), in which Kentaro Sakaguchi (31) stars in two consecutive dramas for the same station, started on the 2nd.

Torrential downpours continue to lash southwestern Japan after a seasonal front brought record rain to the region over the weekend.

Kashima Antlers announced on April 2 that defender Kim Min-tae (32) will transfer to Shonan Bellmare on a temporary basis.

Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved in June for the first time in seven quarters, rising to 5 from 1 in March, the Bank of Japan said Monday, amid the easing of COVID-related supply bottlenecks and falling raw material costs.

In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has been picked as one of the pitchers of the American League for this year's All-Star Game. He was chosen as both hitter and pitcher for the third straight year.

Atsuhiko Nakata (40) of Oriental Radio updated his YouTube channel by the 30th.

Meteorologists in Japan are warning of the risk of landslides or other disasters due to heavy rain in areas along the Sea of Japan coast through Saturday.

Maya Yoshida is the personality of TOKYO FM's radio program "Maya Yoshida's Challenge & Cover" (every Monday through Friday from 14:55 to 15:00).

Investigative sources say Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke told police that he and his parents had decided that he would tidy up the scene after the couple committed suicide.

Japanese basketball star Hachimura Rui will not take part in the FIBA Basketball World Cup this summer as he wishes to focus on his NBA career.