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]
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.
