THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 28, 2020 at 08:00 JST
Kana Takahashi, an assistant to public prosecutors, puts tracing paper on a photo of “wounds” and traces them using a pencil. (Sayuri Ide)
To ease the psychological burden of citizen judges, simple sketches of dead bodies and injuries instead of photos are now routinely introduced as evidence in court. [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.