By RYO OYAMA/ Staff Writer
November 20, 2020 at 18:24 JST
An electronic sign in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district says Japan’s total number of new COVID-19 cases hit a record high on Nov. 18, exceeding 2,000. (Nobuo Fujiwara)
The mayor of Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo lashed out at a planned ordinance that would penalize people who spread the novel coronavirus, calling it “nothing but playing to the gallery.” [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.
