By HIDEMASA ONISHI/ Staff Writer
March 12, 2020 at 07:00 JST
The remains of the destroyed Taro Kanko Hotel in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, are a reminder of the powerful 2011 tsunami. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Instead of a local fruit or fish, Miyako officials in Iwate Prefecture are offering a guided tour showing damage from the 2011 tsunami for people who redirect their tax payments to city coffers. [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.
