THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 1, 2022 at 16:05 JST
Protesters in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 31 demand the government drop its plan to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Tetsuro Takehana)
An estimated 4,000 people protested around the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 31, demanding the government scrap its plan to hold a state funeral for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [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.