THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 14, 2021 at 18:00 JST
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Jan. 13 announces that seven prefectures are being added to the state of emergency to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Kotaro Ebara)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, again swayed by unfavorable public opinion polls, placed Fukuoka Prefecture under the state of emergency for the novel coronavirus even though the governor said it was not necessary, sources said. [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
