THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 28, 2020 at 14:54 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a task force meeting for coronavirus measures at the prime minister’s office on Feb. 27. Health minister Katsunobu Kato is on the left. (Takeshi Iwashita)
Teachers and parents were thrown into confusion by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s sudden and unprecedented request for all schools to close from March 2 to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further. [Read More]
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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.
