Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
July 30, 2020 at 13:45 JST
Police investigators and Tokyo metropolitan government officials head to nightlife spots for an on-site inspection in the Kabukicho district of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on July 24. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Within government circles of the mid-Meiji Era (1868-1912), there was a growing call to identify every household that had a member infected with a contagious disease by affixing a label to the house bearing the name of the disease. [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.
