THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 8, 2020 at 18:51 JST
Police officers evacuate residents in boats on July 7 after they were trapped in their community inundated by floodwaters in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture. (Shiro Nishihata)
The torrential rain wreaking havoc in Kyushu smashed all records for single-day maximum rainfall in numerous locations on the main southern island, phenomena a Kyoto University expert on rainfall linked to global warming. [Read More]
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Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
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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.