Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
October 27, 2020 at 14:16 JST
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga gives his first policy speech in the Diet on Oct. 26. (Koichi Ueda)
Every new prime minister strives to make a splash with their first policy speech before the Diet, it seems. Many seek to underscore their political convictions with catchy phrases. [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.