THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 4, 2020 at 17:15 JST
Masanori Okada, an administrative law professor at Waseda University, speaks up in a protest rally in Tokyo held on Oct. 3. He is one of six academics whose appointment to the Science Council of Japan was refused by the government. (Ryo Kato)
With tempers nearing a boiling point, the Science Council of Japan wants an explanation from the government as to why it snubbed six academics recommended for the council. [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.