THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 24, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Hitomi receives a letter of appreciation from the Metropolitan Police Department on June 10 for her longtime neighborhood safety activities in the capital’s Akihabara district. (Provided by At-Home Cafe)
Billed as “forever 17,” Hitomi Shiga is a legend in maid cafe culture in Tokyo’s Akihabara district. [Read More]
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Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
