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VOX POPULI: Papal politics in high gear as cardinals meet before conclave

The late Pope Francis’ funeral is over, and Italy is now said to be buzzing with talk of the upcoming conclave, by which the next leader of the...

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VOX POPULI: Bitter lessons from failures of American elites in Vietnam War

It was the so-called “best and brightest” elites, assembled under the presidency of John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), who steered the United States into...

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VOX POPULI: Asahi’s poetry selector Akiko Baba retires after 47 years

I wonder how many poems have now been dedicated to Akiko Baba, a poetry critic in The Asahi Shimbun’s Asahi Kadan tanka section. As recently as...

28.04.2025 4

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VOX POPULI: A trip down memory lane: When milk came in glass bottles

Writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa was born in 1892. In his 1925 autobiographical novella “Daidoji Shinsuke no Hansei” (Shinsuke Daidoji: The Early...

26.04.2025 10

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Gender gap in professional shogi poses a complex puzzle

The system of “joryu kishi,” which recognizes women as professional players of shogi, a traditional Japanese board game similar to chess, was...

25.04.2025 2

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The Asahi Shimbun

INTERVIEW: Miyagi governor: 'Multicultural inclusiveness a key to survival for local municipalities'

Faced with a rapidly falling birthrate and aging population, local governments are opening up to foreign workers to fill labor shortages. In an...

25.04.2025 2

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