THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 29, 2019 at 18:35 JST
Sadako Ogata, then the Japanese prime minister’s special representative on Afghanistan assistance, visits temporary housing for refugees in Estarif, Afghanistan, in January 2002. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Sadako Ogata, who was the first woman to serve as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has died. She was 92. [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.
