By KAZUYUKI ITO/ Staff Writer
September 20, 2019 at 07:10 JST
Masashi Sakihara translated “Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hajichi Tattoos” into Japanese and Okinawan dialect. (Kazuyuki Ito)
NAHA--Tattoos, although much maligned in modern Japan because of their association with the yakuza, were in vogue among women in and around Okinawa Prefecture more than a century ago. [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.
