THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 27, 2021 at 15:33 JST
Many businesses remain shuttered in the area near Kiyomizudera temple, a popular tourist site in Kyoto on Feb. 26. (Rikako Takai)
Health experts fear the government acted hastily and rashly in deciding to lift its COVID-19 state of emergency for six prefectures earlier than for four others in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area. [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.
