Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
January 18, 2022 at 13:20 JST
This satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga on Jan. 15. (NICT via AP)
The volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji in 1707 was violent enough to impact the then-Japanese capital of Edo 100 kilometers away. [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.
