THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 28, 2020 at 17:55 JST
Students at an elementary school in Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, clean up on Feb. 28 before the school closes next week. (Jun Kaneko)
A number of local governments are defying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s abrupt request to close all schools from March 2, citing time constraints and the potential negative effects on working parents. [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.
