THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 24, 2020 at 19:00 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie, pose with participants at the April 2019 cherry blossom viewing party at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The top aide to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was given a summary indictment on Dec. 24 over unreported payments for lavish hotel receptions held in Tokyo for the politician’s supporters. [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.
