THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 27, 2021 at 13:58 JST
Shigeru Omi, chairman of the government panel of experts dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic, speaks at the May 26 session of the Lower House Health, Labor and Welfare Committee. (Koichi Ueda)
Health experts have joined expanding calls from around Japan for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency beyond the May 31 deadline, saying medical systems remain severely strained. [Read More]
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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.
