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Akane says ICC and the rule of law will survive U.S. sanctions | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ week, 4+ day ago (313+ words) By ASAKO HANAFUSA/ Correspondent August 26, 2026 at 18:39 JST ICC President Tomoko Akane speaks during an online news conference hosted by the Japan National Press Club on Aug. 26. (Kazuhiro Nagashima) Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, vowed that the ICC,…...
U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (840+ words) August 4, 2026 at 07:10 JST The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets. Before late last week, the dollar was trading above 163 yen, touching 40-year highs....
Samurai drama turns lens on contradictions of warmongering | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (64+ words) By KENJI KOMINE/ Staff Writer July 11, 2026 at 07:00 JST Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Kokurojo” (The Samurai and the Prisoner) is the award-winning Japanese filmmaker’s first go at a period drama. [Read More] Sites on maglev line eagerly await economic bonanzas Trump…...
VOX POPULI: Simple gestures sometimes hold more meaning than words alone | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (69+ words) July 3, 2026 at 12:12 JST He was still new to the school, a first-year student in the junior high division. It was around this time of year as the first term draws to a close. [Read More] Hashimoto shares his secrets to…...
VOX POPULI: Author, WWII vet Shohei Ooka revered a ‘dingy Hinomaru’ | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (519+ words) June 11, 2026 at 12:55 JST Twelve years after the end of World War II, author Shohei Ooka (1909-1988) contributed this comment to a newspaper: “Naturally, the Hinomaru (national flag) at our place was repurposed into a rice sack after Japan’s defeat in WWII....
VOX POPULI: Takaichi’s smear video evasiveness breeds a full-on political liability | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (101+ words) May 27, 2026 at 12:40 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from Hideya Sugio of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan about allegations of slander videos during a session of the Upper House Cabinet Committee on May 26. (The Asahi Shimbun) It is…...
VOX POPULI: From ‘oden’ to balloon bombs, ‘konnyaku’ holds a surprising past | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (650+ words) May 29, 2026 at 14:17 JST Devil’s tongue. Elephant’s foot. Demon yam. Overseas, the plant goes by names that might make you shudder. In older Japanese usage, the name of the food made from that plant was sometimes written in kanji in a…...
VOX POPULI: Proposed law on flag’s desecration misses the point of national pride | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (501+ words) May 28, 2026 at 14:09 JST There once was a person named Shiro Minamimura, who died in 2024 at age 95. Nicknamed “the back-channel mediator in Japan-China diplomacy” for his unwavering commitment to exchanges between the two countries from the time before the normalization of…...
Japan racks up trade deficit amid threat from Trump’s tariffs | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) July 17, 2025 at 13:45 JST Japan sank into a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year, according to government data released Thursday, as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In June, Japan’s exports…...
VOX POPULI: To be human means a flawed conscience in the ‘Kikaider’ series | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (475+ words) May 19, 2026 at 13:29 JST His name is Jiro. He is an android created by Dr. Kohmyoji, a global authority on robotics. Jiro is fitted with a device called “the Conscience Circuit,” also known as Gemini, which is meant to make him…...