THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 1, 2020 at 15:45 JST
Seeking cooperation from the public, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe explains his call for closure of schools nationwide to rein in the spread of the new coronavirus infection at a news conference on Feb. 29. (Pool)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb. 29 announced emergency programs to soften the financial blow to parents and employers following his abrupt call for nationwide school closures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. [Read More]
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A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
