September 6, 2021 at 14:40 JST
Phones are ringing off the hook at public health centers across Japan struggling to cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Staff at a public health center in Sendai's Aoba Ward are pictured here in April. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Public health centers across Japan on the frontline of the battle against COVID-19 are on the verge of being overrun by this latest and worst-ever fifth wave of cases. [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.
