THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 17, 2020 at 18:32 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at an April 16 government task force meeting, declares the state of emergency will be expanded to cover the entire nation. (Takuya Isayama)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to extend the state of emergency to all 47 prefectures could be in part because of lessons learned from a three-day national holiday in March, which is believed to have led to a sharp spike in coronavirus infections. [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.
