February 17, 2020 at 11:50 JST
Hiromu Kurokawa gives a news conference on Jan. 21, 2019, after he was appointed head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's response to criticism about his Cabinet's decision to postpone the scheduled retirement of a top public prosecutor seen close to the government has again raised eyebrows. [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.
