THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 14, 2023 at 18:57 JST
Reo Koyama poses for photographers after qualifying to become a professional shogi player in Osaka’s Fukushima Ward on Feb. 13. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
Shogi coach Reo Koyama quit his day job to compete in the board game he loved and it paid off when he became the first to become a professional without attending a special training academy. [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.
