By MUTSUMI MITOBE/ Staff Writer
December 10, 2019 at 07:00 JST
An aerial view of Osaka Castle and the Abeno Harukas commercial complex in Osaka clouded by yellow sand dust in May 2017 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Pregnant women exposed to dust clouds of yellow sand run a higher risk of placental abruption, which can jeopardize the life of the unborn child, Japanese researchers say. [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.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.