THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 1, 2019 at 16:15 JST
Education minister Koichi Hagiuda on Nov. 1 announces the postponement of the English portion of the university entrance exam initially planned for fiscal 2020. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
Education minister Koichi Hagiuda, whose remark about students’ financial standing fueled criticism over an English exam for the university entrance process, said the new test would not be introduced in fiscal 2020 as planned. [Read More]
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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.
