THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 31, 2021 at 19:10 JST
Lumber from a Japanese black pine planted in 1971 is used at the venue for the national tree planting festival in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, on May 30. (Pool)
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended an annual tree planting festival remotely, due to concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, the first time they participated in one of four key national events online. [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.
