THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 29, 2021 at 14:23 JST
A digital display in the Shibuya district of Tokyo shows that a record 3,177 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the capital on July 28. (Wataru Sekita)
The public has increasingly ignored COVID-19 warnings from a government that is OK with hosting the world’s biggest sporting event in a densely populated metropolis during a still-raging pandemic. [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.