THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 12, 2019 at 18:25 JST
Police investigate the crime scene in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, where a senior member of a yakuza group was gunned down in November. (Kazuhiko Matsunaga)
Six prefectures plan to designate two organized crime gangs as “being involved in a turf war,” enabling police to more easily arrest rival yakuza mobsters and prevent further bloodshed. [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.
