THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 2, 2021 at 19:06 JST
Even though there were far fewer visitors to Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, people practiced social distancing to avoid COVID-19. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
Tokyo confirmed 94 severe cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 2, its highest figure since the state of emergency for the novel coronavirus pandemic was lifted in May, as Governor Yuriko Koike pushed for a new declaration to be issued. [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.
