THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 29, 2020 at 17:54 JST
A relatively sparse crowd visits Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward to make wishes for the coming year on Dec. 27 and avoid the hordes of visitors expected during the first three days of 2021. (Kazuyoshi Sako)
Tokyo reported 856 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 29, obliterating the Tuesday record by nearly 300 and sending an ominous sign to medical facilities at the start of the holiday period. [Read More]
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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.
