THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 15, 2024 at 15:24 JST
Factory chief Pham Tien Hien, originally from Vietnam, plans to apply for permanent residency in South Korea. He has worked at HTM, a metal processing company in Hwaseong city, for 15 years. (Makoto Oda)
The number of foreign residents in Japan may be at an all-time high, but the nation is struggling to court blue-collar workers from overseas, even after sending offers. [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.