THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 19, 2021 at 16:25 JST
Fujio Mitarai, the honorary president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee who chaired the candidate selection committee, explains the process at a news conference on Feb. 18. (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]
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.