THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 5, 2021 at 17:10 JST
The owner of coffee shop Kanda Burajiru in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward says he will comply with the government request to close early. (Rei Kishitsu)
The governors of Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures on Jan. 4 decided to ask all restaurants to close at 8 p.m. from Jan. 12 to 31, drawing groans from businesses struggling to survive the pandemic. [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.
