THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 4, 2021 at 16:55 JST
Fumio Kishida, the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, enters the party headquarters in Tokyo’s Nagatacho district on Oct. 4. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s newly elected prime minister, plans to call a Lower House election for Oct. 31, with official campaigning to start on Oct. 19, sources said. [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.
