THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 19, 2021 at 17:45 JST
Jo Shimanuki, captain of the Sendai Ikuei Gakuen senior high school baseball team, gives the athletes’ pledge at the opening ceremony of the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament. (Pool)
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Prefecture--After a two-year hiatus, the nation's top high school baseball teams returned here for a national tournament, albeit with safety precautions due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. [Read More]
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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.
Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.
