THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 1, 2020 at 15:45 JST
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki asks Hokkaido residents to refrain from going out at a meeting on Feb. 28, hoisting a board showing the predicted path of infections. (Akihiro Toya)
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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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
