Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
July 3, 2021 at 13:15 JST
Kozo Iwanaga and his son, Sodai, greet a customer in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2020, after Iwanaga Shoyu resumed sales of soy sauce. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
“The water was 180 centimeters high here, and reached 2 meters there,” said Kozo Iwanaga as he pointed out sites inundated by flooding in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, this time last year. [Read More]
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