THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 12, 2022 at 16:34 JST
Kentoku Kojima, third from right in rear row, stands with other Japanese volunteers helping Ukrainians evacuate abroad. (Provided by Kentoku Kojima)
For Japan’s postwar generations that had taken peace for granted, the conflict now raging in Ukraine has given many a new perspective on what it costs not to become embroiled in war, and the sacrifice it takes to fight back. [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
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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.