THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 8, 2019 at 13:50 JST
Yua Funato, a 5-year-old girl who died in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward in March 2018 as a result of physical abuse by her parents (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Prosecutors in the high-profile case of a 5-year-old girl who died after months of physical abuse and neglect are seeking an unprecedentedly long jail term for her stepfather following his admission of guilt. [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.
