THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 5, 2021 at 00:17 JST
A voter casts his ballot in a polling station in the capital’s Chuo Ward for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election on July 4 as election officials sit behind panels as protection against the novel coronavirus. (Hiroki Endo)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party appeared set to emerge as the dominant party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election on July 4, but has no chance of capturing a majority--even with its junior coalition partner Komeito. [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.