THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 27, 2021 at 13:32 JST
Photographers and local residents gather at a park in Tokyo’s Taito Ward to see the total lunar eclipse at 8:21 p.m. on May 26, but the moon is not visible due to thick clouds. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Although thick clouds ruined the show in Tokyo, observers in northern Japan and elsewhere were treated to a rare total lunar eclipse that coincided with a supermoon on May 26. [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.