THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 7, 2021 at 15:30 JST
Atsushi Seike, right, a former president of Tokyo’s Keio University, chairs a meeting Dec. 6 of a government advisory panel looking into ways to secure a stable number of imperial family members. (Yosuke Fukudome)
An advisory panel to the government on imperial succession came up with two proposals to ensure the institution rooted in mythology will endure, but avoided areas it deemed as too sensitive or likely to trigger a rabid outcry from some quarters. [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.
