THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 4, 2023 at 06:30 JST
Sakae Menda, the first death-row inmate to be found not guilty in a retrial in Japan, addresses his supporters in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 15, 1983, after he was released. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Hideo Hiraoka has not forgotten the barbs and sneers directed his way over his cautious stance toward ordering death penalties when he was justice minister. [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.
