THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 21, 2020 at 14:44 JST
More pedestrians are seen out and about in the Dotonbori district of Osaka after a partial relaxation of requests to residents and businesses to remain at home or shorten business hours. (Tatsuo Kanai)
Japan is close to lifting the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus for three prefectures in the Kansai region as the ratio of new infections there has fallen below the standard set by the government to end the declaration. [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.
