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Japanese figure skating star Uno Shoma has announced his retirement. The 26-year-old collected several Olympic medals and world championship titles over the course of a glittering career.

The honest people of Japan handed in a record 22.8 billion yen ― roughly 146 million dollars ― in misplaced cash in 2023, as the amount of all lost property turned over to police climbed to a fresh high of almost 30 million items, the National Policy Agency says. Among the items most frequently dropped off at police stations were small electronic devices, umbrellas, and pets.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, one of the worst mass killings in recorded history. A young artist from the central African country traveled to exhibit his work in northeastern Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, one of the areas devastated by the 2011 disaster, to show how art can help people heal from traumatic events.

A Sudanese academic working in Japan is pondering his family's future after a year of armed conflict back home.

The world's biggest general election got underway on April 19 when the first of India's roughly 970 million eligible voters cast ballots in nationwide polls.

There was a time in Japan when most people knew their blood type on the ABO system, a classification that was originally designed for medical purposes but which also had wider societal influence due to a scientifically debunked personality theory.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is not just threatening lives. Recorded history could be lost forever as the country and its people are battered by ongoing attacks.

Relics from World War Two are being returned to the families of soldiers who died in foreign lands. The individuals behind these gestures of goodwill provide the recipients with a precious keepsake, and the closure they've been missing for decades.

April 1 is the start of a new fiscal year in Japan and a time to celebrate with new colleagues. Many of these gatherings will feature drinks that pack a punch, like canned chuhai cocktails. But with consumers and regulators now paying more attention to health, beverage makers are taking a sober look at their dependence on high-alcohol drinks.

In a town devastated by the 2011 tsunami, one survivor's dedication to his late father's legacy is fostering a revival, bringing not just structures back to life but traditions, flavors and community.