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The Asahi Shimbun |
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s convention on March 17 buzzed with powerful phrases, such as the party will be “reborn anew” through...
In 2006, Anna Politkovskaya came home alone from a neighborhood supermarket in Moscow, carrying a shopping bag. She was shot dead in the elevator...
In this year’s “shunto” spring wage negotiations, many major companies have offered higher pay increases than in previous years. If the...
Tempura of “taranome,” or sprouts of “taranoki,” (Japanese Angelica tree), and “udo” (Aralia cordata) dressed with vinegared miso are two...
“Koya Hijiri” (The Holy Man of Mount Koya), one of the best-known novels by Kyoka Izumi (1873-1939), is written in the first person singular. Set...
In a ruling on a same-sex marriage lawsuit, the presiding judge of a high court made a sincere appeal to the Diet, emphasizing the urgent need for...
A small book titled “Sekai ga Moshi 100-nin no Mura Dattara” (If the World Were a Village of 100 People) became a best-seller in Japan in 2002....
Two weeks after it was held in the Lower House, the Deliberative Council on Political Ethics was finally convened in the Upper House on March 14 to...
Nissan Motor Co. has been unilaterally reducing its payments to numerous subcontractors in the illegal squeezing of suppliers. The auto giant has...
In its 1954 debut film, Godzilla goes on a rampage in Tokyo’s Ginza district, setting the Matsuzakaya department store ablaze and knocking down...
Nonfiction author Hideyuki Takano, who loves traversing the globe, said Japan is losing its footing as a powerful economy. Whereas Japan has prided...