THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 16, 2021 at 16:36 JST
Shigeru Ishiba, a former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announces on Sept. 15 that he will not run in this month's LDP presidential election. (Koichi Ueda)
The presidential election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will be more “open” for voting members, but the eventual winner will likely keep the door closed on scandals that plagued a former prime minister. [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.