THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 8, 2021 at 17:58 JST
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka after lighting the Olympic caldron during the Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium on July 23 (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Although Japan’s Olympians are still largely native born and bred, more athletes with overseas roots are helping to lead their teams to glory during the Tokyo Games. [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
