THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 10, 2021 at 19:00 JST
People inside JR Ueno Station in Tokyo seek information after operations of major train lines, including the Yamanote Line, are suspended due to power outage on Oct. 10. (Reina Kitamura)
Major lines operated by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) in the Tokyo area were temporarily suspended on the afternoon of Oct. 10 after an electrical fire broke out at a substation in Saitama Prefecture, the company said. [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.