By JUNJI MURAKAMI/ Staff Writer
August 25, 2025 at 07:00 JST
The former ambulance has been remodeled so passengers with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can take short trips. The exterior of the vehicle features typical seaside scenes from the Shonan district of Kanagawa Prefecture. Photo taken on July 19 in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture (Junji Murakami)
Told he had only three or four years to live, Ichiro Hatanaka decided to reach out to fellow sufferers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and offer them use of a remodeled ambulance to take short trips. [Read More]
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
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
