THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 5, 2020 at 17:35 JST
Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki’s Twitter post on Nov. 3 expresses disgust with a tweet by Taro Kono, minister in charge of administrative reform, concerning “hanko” seals. (Junya Sakamoto)
Cabinet minister Taro Kono deleted a controversial tweet to promote the government’s red-tape reduction efforts after it rankled the Yamanashi Prefecture governor, who said it filled him with “disgust.” [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.
