THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 15, 2023 at 18:01 JST
Kazuo Ueda speaks with reporters on Feb. 10 after his name emerged as a candidate for next Bank of Japan governor. (Chihaya Inagaki)
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kept his choice for the next Bank of Japan governor a secret, even from Taro Aso, the vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. [Read More]
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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.