December 27, 2021 at 13:00 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks with reporters on Dec. 24 about his decision not to send Cabinet members or high-level officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Tokyo has announced that it will not be sending a government delegation of Cabinet members or other senior officials to the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be opening in February. [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.