THE ASHI SHIMBUN
February 24, 2020 at 15:18 JST
Public birthday celebrations are called off for new Emperor Naruhito as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. The emperor turned 60 on Feb. 23, but few people turned up at the square in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward. (Tsubasa Setoguchi)
Health authorities confirmed 69 new coronavirus cases Feb. 23 and said that 57 of them became infected while aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship that is in quarantine at Yokohama Port. [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.
