THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 31, 2021 at 15:50 JST
Actor Ryo Yoshizawa, far right, rings the bell to close trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30. (Shinnosuke Ito)
The Nikkei 225 index closed at 28,791.71 on the final trading day of the year, a level not seen since Japan was in the midst of the roaring asset-inflated economy 32 years ago. [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.
