THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 1, 2020 at 18:50 JST
A poster announcing that plastic bags will be charged for at Kintetsu Department main store in Osaka on June 30 (Kengo Kamo)
July 1 marked the death knell for free plastic bags for shoppers at supermarkets, department stores and major convenience stores in Japan as part of a nationwide effort to reduce the effects of plastic waste on the environment. [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.
