THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 25, 2020 at 16:00 JST
Lawyers Akira Izumisawa, left, and Yoshikata Onodera hold a news conference on Dec. 24 after prosecutors decided not to indict former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Reina Kitamura)
Prosecutors caught a break when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped down in mid-September for health reasons. But even with his resignation removing constitutional constraints, the investigation into Abe over the annual dinner parties held for his supporters fell apart. [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.
