THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 21, 2020 at 16:40 JST
Nearly 90 percent of survey respondents support the expansion of the state of emergency to cover all of Japan announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 17. (Takeshi Iwashita)
More than half of voters believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has failed to show leadership in Japan’s efforts to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey. [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.
