THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 13, 2021 at 10:30 JST
Shuichi Kawamukai, editor-in-chief of The Kamaishi Shimbun, center, and other staff members work on the newspaper’s final issue on March 20 at the head office in the Sumiyoshicho district of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. Previous issues are kept in the shelves at the back. (Masataka Yamaura)
Two regional newspapers that were founded in tsunami-hit areas of Iwate Prefecture and focused primarily on recovery efforts have ceased publication because of declining populations and decreasing readerships. [Read More]
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