THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 27, 2020 at 18:09 JST
Takamori Yoshikawa attends a Diet session as a member of the Lower House on Nov. 20. About a month later, he resigned after a bribery scandal erupted. (Kotaro Ebara)
A former farm minister took 2 million yen ($19,300) from an egg producer in an alleged quid pro quo after offering testimony at a Diet session favorable to the Japanese egg industry, according to sources. [Read More]
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A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
