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]
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.