By MINETOSHI YASUDA/ Contributing Writer
April 17, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Minetoshi Yasuda at the Tokyo headquarters of The Asahi Shimbun in the capital’s Tsukiji district in April 2023 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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