THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 21, 2019 at 13:55 JST
A receipt for the 5,000 yen paid to attend a party at Hotel New Otani in 2018 the night before the cherry blossom viewing event at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (Provided by a voter from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture )
Legal experts pointed out discrepancies in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s explanation about a party sponsored by his support organization, adding that his remarks still suggest political finding laws were violated. [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.
