THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 21, 2021 at 17:00 JST
Staff film a scene for ONE, a Tokyo Olympics cultural event that will no longer feature author Nobumi (Provided by the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games)
A children’s book author has bowed out of the official cultural program of the Tokyo Olympics following an online uproar over his past offensive remarks, including insensitive views about kids with congenital disorders. [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.