By KOGO SHIOYA/ Staff Writer
March 4, 2022 at 15:55 JST
Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a picture with Yasuhiro Yamashita, middle, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2005. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has Japan’s judo authorities grappling with calls from the public to take Russian President Vladimir Putin to the mat and strip him of his high-ranking belt. [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.
