Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
July 18, 2020 at 12:03 JST
Visitors take photos of a telephone booth transformed into an aquarium for goldfish in Yamato-Koriyama, Nara Prefecture, in October 2014. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
In Japanese goldfish auction jargon, bidders use the following codes for numbers one through 10: Sen, Ri, Kawa, Tsuki, Cho, Ten, Ka, Tsu, Gan, Maru. [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.