THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 25, 2021 at 18:51 JST
Koichi Hagiuda, right, the economy minister, visits a site in Kumamoto Prefecture on Nov. 24 where the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to construct a new plant. (Takumi Wakai)
Japan is putting together a package worth about 800 billion yen ($6.9 billion) to support the domestic semiconductor industry, with the highlight being construction of a Taiwanese chip plant in Kumamoto Prefecture. [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.
