THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 2, 2020 at 17:10 JST
Hospital workers treat a COVID-19 patient at Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center in Saitama in May. (Ryo Ikeda)
Health care workers around the nation fear hospitals may soon lack beds, trained staff and equipment to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients during the “second wave” of novel coronavirus infections. [Read More]
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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