THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 19, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Tohoku Electric Power Co. workers receive training to measure radiation levels among residents during an evacuation drill held in a gymnasium in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 8. (Hiroyuki Yaginuma)
Evacuation drills to transport residents to safety by sea and air due to a nuclear plant accident have been canceled more than 20 times in the past five years due to inclement weather, showing the danger in an emergency. [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
