By SHUHEI NOMURA/ Staff Writer
August 29, 2020 at 17:20 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urges International Olympic Committee members to pick Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympics during a meeting held in September 2013. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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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.
