THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 30, 2019 at 17:20 JST
Kazufumi Miyazawa, lead singer of the now-defunct band The Boom. He wrote the anti-war song "Shima Uta," which became a hit and has been covered by artists in many countries. (Provided by Kazufumi Miyazawa)
The background to Okinawan torment over issues stemming from the massive U.S. military presence there is well-documented, but what many people may not know is the anger implied in the 1990s folk hit “Shima Uta” (island song). [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.
