THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 20, 2020 at 18:16 JST
Opposition lawmakers say this image shows Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at a New Year’s party with his supporters on Feb. 16 when he should have been attending a task force meeting on dealing with the new coronavirus outbreak. (Provided by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan)
Outrage is growing over Cabinet members who partied and celebrated with their constituents instead of attending a mandatory meeting on the coronavirus outbreak, the biggest public health scare to hit Japan in years. [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.
