By SHIZUKA KANESHIMA/ Staff Writer
June 16, 2021 at 19:00 JST
Kenzo Shirai performs a backflip with four twists on Oct. 5, 2013, at the gymnastics world championships in Belgium. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Popular Olympic gold medal gymnast Kenzo Shirai missed out on competing in the Tokyo Games, but the techniques that he pioneered will continue piling up points for those who dare to attempt them. [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.
