NTV's program "Sunday PUSH Sports" closely follows table tennis players Tomokazu Harimoto and Miwa Harimoto who are brothers and sisters aiming for the Olympic gold medal.
A trial has begun for a senior official of major Japanese publisher Kadokawa on charges of bribery, stemming from his company's effort to win a sponsorship deal for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Yuzuru Hanyu, 28, a two-time Olympic champion in men's figure skating who has turned pro, has "broken records" again in a video clip of his performance.
The March 18 broadcast of "Table Tennis Japan! continued from the previous week with special guest Jun Mizutani's DEEP commentary on the fierce competition among Japanese players at the WTT Singapore Smash.
The 11th and final episode of the drama series "War of the Traps" (Kantele/Fuji TV, Mondays at 10 p.m.), starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, was broadcast on March 27.
Sota Fujii, who became the youngest player in history to win 6 titles at the age of 20 years and 8 months after taking the title from Akira Watanabe in the Ki-On Tournament, won not only 6 titles but also the JT Cup, Ginga Tournament, Asahi Cup and NHK Cup in 2022, becoming the first player in history to win 4 official Ki-On Tournaments
Mount Fuji has not erupted in more than 300 years, but Japan has a new strategy in case an eruption is imminent. A major blowup could prove catastrophic for neighboring communities and also paralyze daily life in Tokyo and beyond.
A projection by a Japanese research institute shows that Japan may face a shortage of more than 10 million workers in 2040, when children of postwar baby boomers will have turned 65 or older.
An interview with Xiao Jiang from the Chinese drama "Love from Now On" has arrived. The film is a heartwarming love story about the attraction between Lin Zixiao, a music student who is positively pursuing her dreams, and Gu Wei, a talented surgeon who has been through a traumatic experience.