THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 21, 2020 at 15:50 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for a revision of the Constitution in 2020 on a video message for a rally supporting constitutional revision on May 3, Constitution Day, in Tokyo. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Academics say the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's cartoonish attempt to use Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to justify the need to amend the Constitution is irresponsible and not fit to survive. [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.