THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 5, 2020 at 18:55 JST
“Hanko” personal seals, a fixture in many Japanese documents, may be a thing of the past in a few years. (Toshiki Horigome)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration is pushing to quickly stamp out the country’s longstanding culture of certifying important documents with official “hanko” personal seals. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
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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.