THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 30, 2020 at 17:14 JST
Shigeru Omi, vice chairman of the government panel of experts, explains some of the measures taken to deal with the novel coronavirus at a May 29 news conference. (Reina Kitamura)
The government's decision to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six prefectures on April 7 came a week after COVID-19 infection rates had peaked, according to an expert panel advising the government on the health crisis. [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
