Japanese airlines say the number of passengers on domestic flights during the recent spring holiday period was up 15 percent from a year ago. Japan Airlines has reported recovery to the pre-pandemic level.

Japan's men's volleyball team "Ryujin NIPPON" aims for the first Olympic medal in 52 years since the Munich Games at the Paris Olympics.

In Major League Baseball, Japanese slugger Yoshida Masataka of the Boston Red Sox has been named the American League Player of the Week.

On August 8, it was learned that Snow Man's Meguro Ren (26) will play the lead role in the July season TBS drama "Trillion Dollar Game" (Fridays, 10:00 pm), his first starring role in a serial drama

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he wants to further strengthen ties with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and open a new era together.

Actor Osamu Mukai (41) will star as Zhuge Liang in the October season "Paripi Kongming" (Fuji TV), a "water 10" drama series.

Actor Kouta Nomura (19), the second son of actor Kazuki Sawamura (55), updated his Instagram on April 4. He surprised his fans with his drastic change by showing a "host" shot.

The 25th episode of NHK's morning drama series "Ranman," starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, was broadcast on May 5 and featured a scene in which Takeo (Jun Shison) gives Aya (Yui Sakuma) a comb.

Japan's Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino have arrived in the United Kingdom to attend the coronation of King Charles III.

A survey of Japanese citizens ranging in age from 10 to 18 shows 40 percent want the government to put making higher education free a top priority of its policies for children.

Japan's foreign minister has told his counterpart in the Caribbean island nation Barbados that Japan will continue to offer necessary support in the fields of environment, climate change and disaster mitigation.

Mackenyu Arata acrobatic fighting scene has been released in "Saint Seiya The Beginning" (original title: Knights of the Zodiac), which will be Mackenyu Arata first Hollywood movie starring role.