By SERI ISHIKAWA/ Staff Writer
December 6, 2022 at 07:00 JST
The Chuo Ward-run Joto Elementary School is housed in the lower section of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu high-rise on Oct. 13 in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward. (Kazushige Kobayashi)
In Tokyo, where space is at a premium, local authorities decided to house a publicly run elementary school in a tower block that rises 45 stories above ground and boasts a luxury hotel and offices as well as brand name shops. All that’s missing is an outdoor play area. [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.
