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VOX POPULI: Remembering JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa, an intellectual giant

“I may be able to go and see Marx soon,” was said to be a joke that Mao Zedong (1893-1976) often told his guests in his later years. And he indeed...

The Asahi Shimbun

What is time? Let me think about this at the start of this year. One food item that is central to New Year’s culinary tradition in Japan is...

What is the current status of democracy in the world? In its 2025 report, V-Dem, a Swedish independent research organization, concluded there were...

I am relying on my interview notes today to write this column. I met Hisashi Yagi in spring last year. Aged 83 at the time, he was the proprietor...

We live through words. At times our hearts leap with joy; at others we tremble with anger or sink into sorrow. Yet it is always through words that...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration has approved the initial budget proposal for next fiscal year, which includes a record 122.3...

When did I last use a paper planner? In the past, The Asahi Shimbun distributed “shain techo” (employee notebook/planner) pocket diaries to all...