Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
February 12, 2020 at 13:05 JST
Manager Katsuya Nomura is tossed into the air in celebration of his Yakult Swallows winning the 1997 Japan Series title. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
In 1954, when Katsuya Nomura signed with the Nankai Hawks (present-day Softbank Hawks), the baseball club's manager said, “I took him in, thinking he’d at least come in useful as a ‘kabe’ (wall).” [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.