THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 23, 2021 at 19:07 JST
Kobe’s popular Chinatown in the Nankinmachi district prepares for the Chinese New Year under the state of emergency on Feb. 8. (Yoshinori Mizuno)
Three governors of the Kansai region on Feb. 23 urged the central government to end the COVID-19 state of emergency for their prefectures earlier than the scheduled deadline of March 7. [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.
