THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 19, 2020 at 15:20 JST
Anri Kawai, an Upper House lawmaker, apologizes to her supporters over the vote-buying scandal in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 15. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
An aide to Upper House lawmaker Anri Kawai has admitted that campaign staff members were paid twice the statutory limit during her campaign last year and that he was aware that doing so was illegal, investigative sources said. [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.