September 14, 2020 at 13:04 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to reporters at his office on Oct. 1, 2019, as the consumption tax rate is raised from 8 percent to 10 percent. (Takeshi Iwashita)
The outgoing administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will probably go down in history as one that failed to secure a path for a return to fiscal health despite having raised the consumption tax rate on two occasions. [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.
