THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 28, 2024 at 19:00 JST
A meeting of directors of the Lower House Deliberative Council on Political Ethics scheduled for the afternoon of Feb. 27 was not held. (Takeshi Iwashita)
In a surprise move, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will attend an open session of the Diet’s ethics panel on a political fund scandal after a hearing was canceled due to his ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s opposition to holding it in public. [Read More]
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
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Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
