THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 7, 2020 at 16:30 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responds to a question at his first news conference of the year in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 6. (Noboru Tomura)
ISE, Mie Prefecture--The new year may be a time for joy, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in no mood at his first news conference of the year here to address a controversial annual sakura gathering. [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.
