Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
June 23, 2020 at 15:24 JST
The entrance of a dugout in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, where Japanese soldiers and civilians holed up during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
I cannot even begin to imagine the anguish that innocent civilians of Okinawa felt as they faced their deaths in the Battle of Okinawa which was fought on their land 75 years ago. [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.
