THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 9, 2019 at 17:15 JST
Empress Masako at her Akasaka Imperial Residence in Tokyo on Dec. 3 (Provided by the Imperial Household Agency)
Empress Masako turned 56 on Dec. 9 and expressed her appreciation for the enormous encouragement shown by the public in celebrating her husband Naruhito’s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne. [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.