THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 17, 2023 at 18:45 JST
Shinya Adachi, who was elected Oita mayor uncontested on April 16, makes a speech at the opening ceremony of his election campaign office on March 11. (Masayuki Shiraishi)
The second half of unified local elections kicked off on April 16, and the races for nearly 30 percent of mayoral posts and around 5 percent of city assemblies have already been decided. [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.
