THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 4, 2024 at 17:48 JST
Rock debris blocks a road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2. (Kazushige Kobayashi)
Severed roads, debris from collapsed buildings and treacherous mountainous terrain are posing additional challenges to rescuers as they frantically search for survivors from the Jan. 1 earthquake. [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.