Keegan Messing (Canada), 31, will have a special feeling about the Figure Skating World Championships (Saitama Super Arena), which will start on March 22.

Japanese Self-Defense Force aircraft have been flying aid supplies to quake-hit Turkey as part of international emergency assistance.

Several policymakers at a Bank of Japan meeting earlier this month called for continuing current monetary-easing measures to achieve the 2-percent inflation target.

NIFTY Corporation (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) conducted a survey on "study and entrance examinations" on its "NIFTY Kids" website for children.

Yuzuru Hanyu (28) expressed his thoughts at the "Yuzuru Hanyu notte stellata" held in Miyagi Prefecture from March 10 to 12.

Professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu (28), who won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in figure skating, and pitcher Shohei Otani (28, Angels), who will play a central role in the 5th WBC, have been attracting a lot of attention for their "collaboration.

Marriage is a commitment by two people from different backgrounds and circumstances to live together.

A high-ranking South Korean government official has said his country's President Yoon Suk-yeol has indicated that Japan had apologized enough for its colonial past.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio intends to unveil a concrete plan to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific during his upcoming visit to India.

Actress Mana Ashida (18) will enter the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Law at a private university, said to be one of the most difficult in Japan, this spring.

Japanese astronaut Wakata Koichi has described his experience in space as dreamlike. He returned to Earth from the International Space Station, or ISS, last week.

North Korea says it test-fired missiles from the country's southwest. A commander reportedly pledged that its troops will "annihilate the enemy" if fighting breaks out.