THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 13, 2020 at 16:50 JST
The headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka's Kita Ward (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
A former deputy mayor at the center of a gifts for favors scandal involving Kansai Electric Power Co. wielded so much influence that he was able to coerce officials of the utility to award a company where he served as an executive officer with more work contracts. [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.
