THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 7, 2023 at 18:18 JST
Members of Marriage for All Japan visit the prime minister’s office Feb. 6 to submit a request to legalize same-sex marriage and protect the human rights of sexual minorities. (Provided by Marriage for All Japan)
Even as the prime minister offered an apology for discriminatory remarks against sexual minorities by a key aide he was forced to sack, Fumio Kishida was unable to quell a growing uproar in the LGBTQ community. [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.