THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 1, 2020 at 13:14 JST
Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga on Contrail after the colt won the Japanese Derby in front of empty stands on May 31. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
The usually boisterous Japanese Derby in Tokyo was held behind closed doors on May 31 for the first time in 76 years to prevent a resurgence in novel coronavirus infections. [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.