By SOKICHI KURODA/ Staff Writer
January 13, 2020 at 07:30 JST
A document shows the talks between Chobyo Yara, chief executive of the Okinawan government, and Japanese Foreign Minister Kiichi Aichi over the relocation of U.S. bases in Okinawa. (Rei Kishitsu)
Newly released government documents show how Okinawa became home to so many U.S. military bases after its reversion to Japan in 1972 despite concerns from a local leader of the heavy U.S. presence. [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.
