THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 8, 2020 at 18:50 JST
People out for a stroll enjoy sunny weather in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district, a popular tourist site, during the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak on April 30. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Shinkansen ridership nosedived 95 percent during Japan’s Golden Week holiday period that ended May 6 compared to a year earlier as most travelers stayed home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. [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.