Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
January 18, 2022 at 13:20 JST
The entire view of “The Appearance of Hoeizan” by Katsushika Hokusai. The woodblock is supposed to show a scene of Mount Fuji’s eruption of 1707, which came in the Hoei Era (1704-1711). (Owned by the Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library)
The volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji in 1707 was violent enough to impact the then-Japanese capital of Edo 100 kilometers away. [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
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 about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
