THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 18, 2020 at 18:57 JST
Former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at a Lower House plenary session on May 15 (Takeshi Iwashita)
A former justice minister and his wife offered more than 7 million yen ($65,300) to at least 30 local leaders in an apparent attempt to gain her votes last year, The Asahi Shimbun has found. [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.