THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 19, 2021 at 16:25 JST
Seiko Hashimoto prepares for a news conference on Feb. 18 after she was chosen as the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Toshiro Muto, the committee CEO and director-general, is on the left. (Pool)
Officials insisted that “transparency” was achieved in selecting Seiko Hashimoto as the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee through closed-door meetings attended by people whose names were kept secret. [Read More]
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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.
