THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 1, 2021 at 15:35 JST
Toshihiro Nikai, the long-serving secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, heads for a meeting in the Diet building on Aug. 31. (Koichi Ueda)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga found himself accused of taking desperate steps to cling to power with his decision to dump a powerful executive of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party viewed by many as having been instrumental in elevating Suga to the top in the first place. [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.
