THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 2, 2020 at 17:16 JST
Fireworks were displayed alongside the Kanmon Straits behind a Ferris wheel in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on June 1. (The photo is exposed for 5 seconds.) (Motoki Nagasawa)
Dazzling fireworks popped, banged and crackled across the nation in a surprise display that filled the sky with spectacular lights and colors at 8 p.m. on June 1. [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.
