THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 23, 2023 at 18:29 JST
A candidate in the Nara gubernatorial election shakes hands with a voter, unlike the normal practice during the COVID-19 pandemic of fist bumps. (Yoshiaki Arai)
Official campaigning for nine gubernatorial elections kicked off on March 23, with much attention on the race in Osaka Prefecture, where incumbent Hirofumi Yoshimura faces five challengers. [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.
