THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 22, 2023 at 14:12 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, meets with Masanobu Sakamoto, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, on Aug. 21 at the prime minister's office. (Koichi Ueda)
The government on Aug. 24 may start releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant despite failing to gain the “full understanding” of those most affected. [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
