THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 15, 2022 at 15:13 JST
The state funeral for Shigeru Yoshida, a former prime minister, was held on Oct. 31, 1967, at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Experts were divided on the plan to hold a state funeral this autumn for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which would be the first for a former prime minister in more than half a century. [Read More]
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Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
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.
