THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 31, 2021 at 18:13 JST
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi takes questions from reporters after holding telephone talks with Antony Blinken, the new U.S. secretary of state, on Jan. 27. (Hideki Kitami)
Japan has proposed a one-year extension on its current level of payment to host U.S. troops. Working-level negotiations on the initiative are set to begin as early as next week, according to Japanese government sources. [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.
