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VOX POPULI: Syed Omar died 81 years ago as a hibakusha far from home

yesterday 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Teen’s winning haiku rejects a life bound by time and its tides

yesterday 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Now is the time for Koike to show the will to face up to the bitter past

yesterday 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Timely reprint of Tezuka manga sums up anxiety of discrimination

tuesday 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Simple exercise to calm down leads artist to finding her craft

31.08.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Don’t shatter foreigners’ hopes for permanent resident status

31.08.2026 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Blood clots on the rise among Kumamoto quake evacuees

28.08.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The predicament of what it means to age, and die, alone in Japan

27.08.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Train safety measures must take into account human error

26.08.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The Alaskan village that birthed a nature photographer

26.08.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

What the kamikaze still teach us in this age of drones

26.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The unlikely passengers on Haneda Airport’s inaugural flight

25.08.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Liechtenstein shows succession to throne not limited to males

25.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: As August fades, ‘The Glass Rabbit’ remains a timeless story

24.08.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: A mosquito bite is one itch that cannot be salved by scratching

21.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: ICC president built her law career sticking to her principles

20.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Heavy rain needn’t take lives. We must prepare better

19.08.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: It took a disaster to show us the power of print through a manga

19.08.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Ever-shifting goalposts on Iran drain morale on U.S. ‘sea fortress’

18.08.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: In peace, Japan must seek link between ideals and reality

17.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The distance that really matters when honoring your heritage

17.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Has AI figured us out when it chooses blue as its favorite color?

14.08.2026 200

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Global warming has ushered in an era of ‘climate engineering’

13.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The human voice—and the honest silence that AI cannot offer

12.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Board of Peace’s Gaza road map must not be just pie in the sky

12.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The weight of a word and what it takes to be a true prime minister

10.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Kumamoto marathon evokes the city’s spirit of recovery, hope

07.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: We cannot ignore the growing risk of nations using nuclear weapons

07.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

POINT OF VIEW/ Head of USFJ says BOCC serves as alliance’s ‘true nerve center’

07.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

A-bomb scientist Franck, critical of its use, leaves enduring legacy

06.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The ‘Orizuru Girl’ was one of so many lives the A-bomb cut short

06.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: For Eiji Bando, baseball evoked survival rather than love of sport

05.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Every effort needed to prevent disaster-related deaths

05.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

OPINION/ Joint yen intervention exposes fragile US bond market

05.08.2026 150

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Impromptu ‘kakigori’ stall a bright spot amid quake cleanup

04.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Japan’s disaster shelter system is in dire need of a total overhaul

03.08.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: How dare Trump cite human rights for latest round of trade penalties

03.08.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Like rain, sudden tax cuts do not fall evenly on an unequal society

31.07.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Aeon Mall Kumamoto now an empty shell of former comfort

30.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Disarray in Kumamoto triggers anxious memories of 2016

29.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Koizumi sets stage for review of non-nuclear principles

29.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: How Japan’s knotty addresses can leave even mail carriers lost

28.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Thoughts that linger 10 years after stabbings at disability center

28.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Takaichi’s self-righteousness disrespected Diet proceedings

28.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

OPINION/ Disarmament must not be forgotten as the world rearms

25.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: An optimized life does not always make for an enriching one

24.07.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Hungarian state TV’s apology also a reminder for global media

23.07.2026 250

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: South China Sea dispute must be settled through rules, dialogue

22.07.2026 250

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Chilled Cup Noodle released as planet enters a boiling hot era

22.07.2026 250

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Even in the darkness, Gaza not forgotten at FIFA World Cup

21.07.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun