THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 16, 2020 at 16:12 JST
The cover of the April issue of Number 1 Shimbun combines what looks like the Tokyo Olympics emblem with the label COVID-19. (Provided by Andrew Pothecary)
Number 1 Shimbun, the monthly magazine for members of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, found itself the target of rare social media comment, both critical and favorable, with a front cover design in the April issue that combines the logo for the Tokyo Olympics with the novel coronavirus. [Read More]
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