THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 18, 2023 at 17:26 JST
Voters listen to a speech by a candidate in the Setagaya Ward assembly election in Tokyo on April 16. (Kaho Matsuda)
Police around Japan heightened security for the second half of the unified local elections, and even a can of coffee has been viewed as possible threat against a politician. [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.