Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
May 8, 2021 at 16:15 JST
Toshio Akagi, an official at the Kinki Local Finance Bureau who later committed suicide, is pictured in front of the Tokyo National Museum in 2016. (Provided by Akagi's widow)
Japan's Information Disclosure Law, which vests the sovereign public with a legally enforceable right of access to central government files, took effect on April 1, 2001. [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.
