THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 9, 2021 at 19:35 JST
LDP candidate Yutaka Komatsu begins his campaign in Nagano on April 8 for the Upper House by-election. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
Campaigning has started for the first Diet elections of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s tenure, and early signs show uphill struggles for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party. [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.