April 27, 2023 at 14:38 JST
A ballot box is placed at a polling station in Wakayama on April 8, a day before voting in the first round of the unified local elections. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
In this spring’s unified local elections, many candidates were elected without a vote due to the absence of contenders and voter turnout was generally low. [Read More]
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
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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.
