PELELIU, Palau—Japan and Palau will undertake one of the largest recoveries of remains of Japanese soldiers killed during World War II.| The Asahi Shimbun
HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture—The widow of a local politician recounted how the couple were frozen with fear by groundless accusations and threats in a seemingly endless smear campaign before his death by apparent suicide.| The Asahi Shimbun
OSAKA—A simple change in scenery has led to a dramatic decrease in prostitutes soliciting customers in a narrow alley running through the Taiyujicho district of Osaka’s Kita Ward.| The Asahi Shimbun
Kagoshima finally dethroning the nation's top tea-growing prefecture sent shock waves through local producers.| The Asahi Shimbun