THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 20, 2019 at 18:55 JST
Sanae Takaichi, the internal affairs minister, announces disciplinary measures on Dec. 20 in relation to the leaking of proposed disciplinary action to a top executive of Japan Post Holdings Co. (Ryo Inoue)
The top career bureaucrat of the internal affairs ministry was effectively dismissed for leaking information about possible disciplinary measures against the Japan Post group over its questionable sales tactics involving insurance policies. [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.