THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 19, 2020 at 18:50 JST
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan says this image shows Environment Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a New Year’s party held by a local support group on Feb. 16. (Provided by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan)
Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has come under heavy criticism for skipping a task force meeting on the coronavirus outbreak apparently to party with his supporters. [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.