THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 20, 2019 at 18:20 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the Upper House plenary session on Nov. 20. (Takeshi Iwashita)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe changed his story Nov. 20 and admitted to playing a role in recommending invitees to a cherry blossom viewing party that has become the source of a widening political scandal. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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