THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 29, 2021 at 16:55 JST
A demonstration demanding the cancellation of the Summer Olympics is held in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government’s building in Shinjuku Ward on June 23. (Tsubasa Setoguchi)
Virus trends in the capital indicate that the “fifth wave” of infections will strike when hundreds of thousands of people gather in Tokyo for the Olympics and could overwhelm medical facilities, health experts warned. [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.
