THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 23, 2019 at 17:15 JST
Rinko Sagara, 15, was invited to the Oct. 22 enthronement ceremony at the Imperial Palace after the imperial family noted a poem she wrote and recited at a service for victims of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. (Ryo Ikeda)
Some guests at Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony appear to have taken his wish for world peace to heart. [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
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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.