THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 13, 2025 at 16:46 JST
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a rally in Chofu, western Tokyo, on June 13 as the official campaign for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election kicks off. (Tatsuo Kanai)
Official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election with all 127 seats at stake started on June 13, with the most candidates running in more than a quarter-century. [Read More]
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
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
