THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 20, 2020 at 15:29 JST
Defense Minister Taro Kono bows to Yamaguchi Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka on June 19 after explaining the decision to halt deployment in the prefecture of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system. (Hiroki Ito)
Japan's decision to withdraw from a U.S.-developed land-based ballistic missile system will herald the first rewriting of its National Security Strategy, according to a high-ranking government source. [Read More]
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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.
