In an exclusive extract from his memoir, Kiyoshi Tanimoto describes the terrifying trip across the city to locate his wife and child• ‘I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: read an interview with Tanimoto’s daughter Koko...
Read MoreOn that fateful day in 1945, Kondo was just a baby in her mother’s arms. She talks about her father’s newly discovered eye-witness account of the aftermath – and why she decided to continue his work as a peace campaigner•...
Read MoreIndonesia’s government is grappling with how to manage waste at Bantar Gebang – Jakarta’s largest landfill – which supports the livelihood of thousands of waste pickersOn the outskirts of Jakarta, huge rolling peaks of rubbish...
Read MoreJapan has ambitious targets to increase overseas visitor numbers, but there are growing concerns about overtourism. One possible answer is two-tier pricingPerched dramatically on a hilltop in western Japan, Himeji castle’s...
Read MoreAs tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly menLate one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt labour pains starting. It was...
Read MoreAs tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly menLate one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt labour pains starting. It was...
Read MoreAs tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly menLate one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt labour pains starting. It was...
Read MoreFemale activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authoritiesLast summer, Xiaocao, a softly spoken woman in her 40s, received a tip-off that in Lüliang, a small city...
Read MoreOther western acts have attempted to crack country’s music scene since singer’s breakout success in 2018One week after announcing she was “cancer free”, the British pop star Jessie J did what any recovering patient would do and...
Read MoreExclusive: Dr David Wilson says former British police officer approached him as part of efforts to influence his workThe author of a Home Office-sponsored report on the Chinese state and organised crime in the UK was the target...
Read MoreMako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs almost destroyed herIn almost 40 years, Mako Nishimura never lost a fight. She told me this as if it...
Read MoreAs new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer The banana skins were an ominous sign. As was the branch that...
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