THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 9, 2021 at 18:30 JST
A reflection of a screen that shows the Tokyo Olympics opening is 15 days away in a rain puddle in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on July 8 (Ryo Ikeda)
Attending the Tokyo Olympics in person was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime moment for thousands of fans in Japan, including the parents of some of the world’s top athletes. [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.