Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
October 19, 2019 at 12:55 JST
An “emaki” illustrated handscroll about the retainers of the Kurume Domain stationed in Edo on display at the Edo-Tokyo Museum (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Underneath their armor, samurai feudal warriors were just ordinary mortals with their all-too-human weaknesses and shortcomings. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
