By KAE MORISHITA/ Staff Writer
February 2, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Two housing complexes sit on the site of Naruko-Tenjinsha shrine in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. (Kae Morishita)
In an answer to their prayers, shrines in Tokyo are increasingly allowing high-rise buildings and apartments to be located on their premises to generate much-needed revenue. [Read More]
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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.
