THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 1, 2020 at 15:39 JST
Participants in an April 30 meeting learn how to take phone calls for the Edogawa Ward government in Tokyo regarding the cash payment program. (Provided by Edogawa Ward government)
The centerpiece of the 25.691 trillion yen ($240 billion) supplementary budget that passed the Diet on April 30 is an emergency package to tide over every household during the coronavirus pandemic. [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.