THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 19, 2021 at 15:54 JST
Akira Amari, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former state minister in charge of economic revitalization, on May 18 denies his involvement with political subsidies paid to now-disgraced former Diet member Anri Kawai. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party engaged in finger-pointing and denials over an unanswered question in a vote-buying scandal that forced a political couple to leave both the party and the Diet. [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
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
