THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 16, 2020 at 15:00 JST
Upper House member Anri Kawai responds to questions from reporters on Jan. 15 after prosecutors searched her office and home for evidence of vote-buying. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
A former justice minister and his wife said they will not resign from the ruling party or the Diet after investigators searched their home and offices for evidence in a vote-buying scandal. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.