THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 26, 2019 at 15:50 JST
Pamphlets created by local governments encourage senior citizens with dementia to apply for a compensation insurance program. (Hiroki Koizumi)
Seven million elderly people in Japan are expected to be diagnosed with dementia by 2025, and municipalities are taking the lead in providing public support for accidents that such individuals may unwittingly cause. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
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.