THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 29, 2021 at 17:20 JST
A "kiyari uta" performance at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 at the new National Stadium. Actor Naoto Takenaka was initially cast to play a main role in the segment. (Yasuhiro Sugimoto)
A popular actor cast for a main role in the July 23 Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics resigned just a day before the show to avoid creating yet another scandal that would haunt the Games. [Read More]
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
