THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 21, 2021 at 18:47 JST
Senior Vice Minister of Defense Yasuhide Nakayama answers questions from reporters about arriving late for the Upper House’s committee on foreign affairs and defense at the Diet on May 20. (Koichi Ueda)
The senior vice defense minister has deleted a controversial tweet that expressed sympathy for Israel and apologized for showing up late to a parliamentary hearing where he would have faced questions. [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.
