A government survey has found more than 180,000 students in Japan took special lessons in the last academic year due to learning difficulties, while also belonging to an ordinary class.

Korea University's Joonghwan Cha, the leader of the Korean figure skating world, became the first Korean male athlete to win a silver medal at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Championships.

Japanese officials started accepting new passport applications online in 16 prefectures on Monday.

North Korea says it has just wrapped up three days of tests on a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone.

Toshiba Corp's board has accepted a $15.2 billion buyout offer from a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners, the company said on Thursday, potentially drawing a line under years of upheaval at the conglomerate.

The ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023 was held at the Saitama Super Arena on August 23.

Muslims around the world, including survivors of the recent devastating earthquakes in Turkey, have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan.

Some Japanese department stores are taking steps to promote diversity in their apparel departments.

Kazuki Sawamura stars in the drama special "Persona no Kizucho: Mitsujin Mitsu Mitsujin Kikan Mitsujin (Persona's Secret Report: The Suspect with Three Faces)" to be broadcast on March 24 at 8:00 p.m. on the TV Tokyo network.

A new TV anime "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story" (shortened to "Rurouken") will be broadcast from July in Fuji Television's Noitamina block.

[Entertainment Crossroads] Many of the male actors currently active in the front line of the entertainment industry have transitioned from modeling to acting.

The Japan Coast Guard set up a special task force on Wednesday to strengthen anti-terror measures ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, western Japan.