THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 19, 2023 at 19:17 JST
Two women, believed to be underage, in the Toyoko area in Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku district are told by investigators to go to a police box on the night of Dec. 16. (Shoko Mifune)
Doctors and experts have grown alarmed about the sudden increase in emergency room visits among teens and 20-somethings who have seemingly overdosed on pharmaceutical medications. [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.