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]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
