THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 9, 2020 at 18:57 JST
Debris from flooding fills up a temporary waste dump site in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 8. The operators stopped accepting debris there as they ran out of space. (Ryo Oyama)
The first floor of Ryoko Yoshioka's laundry in the Kamisatsumazemachi district in Hitoyoshi city was almost completely inundated by the torrential rain that pounded Kumamoto Prefecture on July 4 and 5. [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.
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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.
