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VOX POPULI: A portrait of Palestine’s neighborhoods before May 1948

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EDITORIAL: U.S., China must address domestic challenges, not just trade dispute

yesterday 20

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VOX POPULI: East and West converged in the life of Hana Glover Bennett

yesterday 20

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VOX POPULI: Should more schools stop handing out report cards?

previous day 20

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EDITORIAL: Nishida's comments distort history of Battle of Okinawa

monday 10

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VOX POPULI: What revelations will pierce papal conclave’s wall of secrecy?

monday 30

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VOX POPULI: Stalking case in Kawasaki that led to worst-case outcome

10.05.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Latest twisting of WWII history adds to recent revisionist trend

09.05.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: The stupidity of the White House turning a blind eye to fascism

08.05.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Disappearing pollinators add sobering edge to spring flowers

07.05.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: Japan must insist that U.S. remove higher auto, steel tariffs

07.05.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: 150 years later, Edward Morse’s ‘paradise’ is lost for Japanese kids

05.05.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: There must be no letup in ‘constant endeavor of the people’ in Japan

EDITORIAL: There must be no letup in ‘constant endeavor of the people’ in Japan
03.05.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Constitution Day a time to reflect on the concept of individualism

VOX POPULI: Constitution Day a time to reflect on the concept of individualism
03.05.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: As a cultural bridge, matcha’s global legacy is far from bitter

VOX POPULI: As a cultural bridge, matcha’s global legacy is far from bitter
02.05.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

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

VOX POPULI: Papal politics in high gear as cardinals meet before conclave
01.05.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

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

VOX POPULI: Bitter lessons from failures of American elites in Vietnam War
30.04.2025 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

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

VOX POPULI: Asahi’s poetry selector Akiko Baba retires after 47 years
28.04.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

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

VOX POPULI: A trip down memory lane: When milk came in glass bottles
26.04.2025 30

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

VOX POPULI: Gender gap in professional shogi poses a complex puzzle
25.04.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

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

INTERVIEW: Miyagi governor: 'Multicultural inclusiveness a key to survival for local municipalities'
25.04.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Remembering an old story about a father, a son and a first paycheck

VOX POPULI: Remembering an old story about a father, a son and a first paycheck
24.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: Court ruling aids baby swap victim in search for birth parents

VOX POPULI: Court ruling aids baby swap victim in search for birth parents
23.04.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Seeking a world without nuclear weapons a legacy of Pope Francis

EDITORIAL: Seeking a world without nuclear weapons a legacy of Pope Francis
23.04.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Can't stop seeing minister’s self-abasement at the White House

22.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: What prompted the switch to the Gregorian calendar? Easter

21.04.2025 40

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EDITORIAL: Japan must continue facing up to Trump's wild distortions

21.04.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Remembering the cartographer who put Japan on the map

19.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: Japan faces off against vexing foe in tariff talks with Trump

18.04.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: FTC trouble underlines the dangers of Google’s power

17.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: The remarkable legacy of Kanzi, a genius bonobo with much to say

16.04.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: Japan must stand its ground while seeking tariff exemptions

16.04.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Kumamoto Castle not fully rebuilt 9 years after twin quakes

15.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: The nail that stuck out: remembering Taro Okamoto

14.04.2025 20

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EDITORIAL: Diet needs to start debate on legalizing same-sex marriage

14.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: If you’re a rookie worker, try not to let ‘anxiety’ bog you down

12.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: The poetry of an untranslatable word, ‘cafune’ to ‘sakura-fubuki’

11.04.2025 10

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VOX POPULI: Puzzling over Trump’s favorite film as multiple economies roil

10.04.2025 10

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EDITORIAL: Multilateral alliances needed to deal with Trump's chaos

09.04.2025 10

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VOX POPULI: Stereotypes may be shaping vocal pitch of female broadcasters

09.04.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: So, how do we fix Trump’s ‘dislocation’ of the world order?

08.04.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Quake-related measures should not be swayed by latest estimates

07.04.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: The forest is the sea’s lover: A tale of a tree-planting fisherman

07.04.2025 30

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Children of ‘toxic parents’ can outsource elder care, funerals

06.04.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Abel laureate lives up to Kyoto University’s lore in math

05.04.2025 30

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EDITORIAL/ Trump's tariffs threaten to repeat historical mistakes

04.04.2025 10

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: World faces looming crisis amid U.S. trade shake-up

04.04.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Remembering Ira Hayes, a flag raiser in iconic Iwo Jima photo

Ira Hayes, a Pima Native American, was born in 1923 in a small adobe house in Arizona. The oldest of six children, he was said to have been quiet and...

03.04.2025 20

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EDITORIAL: Fuji TV has long way to go to recover trust after sex assault

02.04.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Nakai didn’t get away, but how many similar cases remain?

02.04.2025 30

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