THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 29, 2020 at 18:36 JST
Police officers at a checkpoint set up near the Metropolitan Expressway’s Tatsumi No. 1 Parking Area in Tokyo’s Koto Ward on April 25. (Ryo Kato)
The "Roulette Gang" is back in town, preying on empty expressways in Tokyo after dark when few motorists venture out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [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.
Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.