THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 28, 2019 at 14:45 JST
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations’ human rights committee members hold a news conference in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Nov. 27 about written recommendations they submitted about ending the long detention of foreigners. (Hiroyoshi Itabashi)
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) is urging the Immigration Services Agency chief and other authorities to discontinue long-term detentions of foreigners, saying they are violating their human rights. [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.
