THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 30, 2020 at 17:30 JST
Many parts of the roof of the building of the former Hashima Elementary and Junior High School have caved in Hashima, Nagasaki, in this image taken on Aug. 20. (Eiji Hori)
NAGASAKI--Strong winds, heavy rain and the ravages of time have taken a toll on the nation’s oldest reinforced-concrete apartment building on Hashima island, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which is rapidly crumbling. [Read More]
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