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Vietnam War photojournalist Bunyo Ishikawa dies at 88 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (349+ words) August 24, 2026 at 16:28 JST Immediate family and close relatives will hold a private funeral. Born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in 1938, Ishikawa worked for Mainichi Productions Inc. and other organizations before joining a film production company in Hong Kong where he was…...
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1676+ words) August 21, 2026 at 08:00 JST igniting a fireat the newsstanda touch of hands--Terrie Jacks (Ballwin, Missouri) decaying cherry treea green beetle climbsinto the past--Jim Niffen (North Texas) Love for flowering cherriesis it just a mesmerizing experience?nothing to show if…...
Japan concealed U.S. admission to likely PFAS link in Okinawa | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (484+ words) By TAKASHI WATANABE/ Staff Writer September 9, 2026 at 14:31 JST Firefighting foam leaks from the U.S. Kadena Air Base in 2013. (From the Jon Mitchell Collection at the Okinawa International University Library) The Japanese government concealed the U.S. military’s acknowledgement in 2023 that two of its…...
Taiwan's chip prowess is built on democracy and rule of law | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ week, 4+ day ago (577+ words) September 2, 2026 at 11:05 JST Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during the Taiwan-EU Semiconductor Forum held on the sidelines of the SEMICON Taiwan exhibition in Taipei on Sept. 1. (Reuters) TAIPEI—Taiwan’s semiconductor prowess is built on the foundations of democracy…...
Workers from Myanmar speak on daily abuse at Hokkaido farm | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (460+ words) By YUTO OTA/ Staff Writer August 24, 2026 at 16:45 JST Six Myanmar farm workers speak to reporters in Sapporo on Aug. 21. (Yuto Ota) SAPPORO—Six Myanmar nationals gave a tearful account here of the daily physical abuse they endured on a farm…...
Fed-up Shinjuku Ward plans ban that could shut 2,000 ‘minpaku’ | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (758+ words) By MASASHI KISANUKI/ Staff Writer September 8, 2026 at 15:01 JST Shinjuku Ward Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi, second from right, presents a proposal for tougher minpaku regulations to Koichi Hagiuda, the Liberal Democratic Party's executive acting secretary-general, center, on May 27. (Provided by Shinjuku Ward…...
VOX POPULI: ‘Chairman Mao’ still towers over China 50 years after his death | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (564+ words) September 9, 2026 at 13:16 JST In China, people call Mao Zedong (1893-1976) “Mao Zhuxi,” or “Chairman Mao.” Mao, who led his country’s communist revolution, was once chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; chairman of the Political Bureau, or Politburo;…...
Too much power? The rise and fall of Isao Kurauchi in Fukuoka | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1318+ words) By ITSUKI SOEDA/ Staff Writer August 26, 2026 at 17:02 JST Isao Kurauchi before speaking to reporters in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Aug. 25 (Takeshi Tokitsu) In autumn 2014, after establishing himself as the most powerful politician in Fukuoka Prefecture, Isao Kurauchi appeared stunned over…...
Japan budget requests swell to pandemic-era scale under Takaichi | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (615+ words) September 7, 2026 at 07:15 JST Japan's budget requests for the next fiscal year have ballooned to a size similar to during the pandemic era, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal agenda pushes government borrowing costs to three-decade highs. Budget requests from…...
Ministry group chat: Delay the release of Japan Post scandal info | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (844+ words) August 31, 2026 at 18:50 JST The internal affairs ministry is in an ironic bind after it attempted to delay responding to requests for public information despite being the entity in charge of the information disclosure law. The Asahi Shimbun uncovered this attempt…...