Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
October 16, 2020 at 13:47 JST
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone pays an official visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, 1985, the 40th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
I had an epiphany upon reading this tanka poem by Ai Yamakawa: "A stranger's child whom I don't know/ Is the child lovable?/ I'll decide after I meet the child." [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
