THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 23, 2021 at 15:45 JST
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura addresses a Dec. 22 meeting of the prefectural government task force dealing with COVID-19. (Yuki Kubota)
Central and local government officials were heightening their anti-infection efforts after Japan’s first community infection of the Omicron variant was confirmed in Osaka and other untraceable COVID-19 cases emerged. [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.
