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VOX POPULI: What would we have written as Japan faced ruin at end of WWII?

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: A deficit of police self-awareness as seen in 2,716 void traffic tickets

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Tale of Ukrainian beekeeper’s quest still mirrors our absurd world

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Takaichi’s ‘thank you gifts’ toss public opinion out the window

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: A 1936 raid on the Asahi choked the paper instead of emboldening it

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Tokyo’s history of double talk about Okinawa’s problems

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: New Chudo head must present clear alternative to Takaichi

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Myanmar election results are nothing but a pack of lies

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling confirms check on powers

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: NRA too chummy with utilities on anti-terrorism facilities

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Retrial system continues to betray those unjustly accused

13.02.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Zodiac animals used to govern how Japan kept time pre-Meiji

12.02.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Two-thirds of active voters did not cast ballots backing the LDP

10.02.2026 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Takaichi should not push policy that could split nation in two

09.02.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: A landslide win is still no excuse to cast aside opposing voices

09.02.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Cultivation of ‘nodoguro’ great news for lovers of this tasty fish

07.02.2026 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Winter Olympics persevere, but for how much longer?

06.02.2026 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Ume blossoms signal the arrival of spring that is still in name only

05.02.2026 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Japan must not follow path of rule by force set by Trump's U.S.

04.02.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: World Cancer Day a reminder of some patients’ fight for input

04.02.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: National election held during snow season is absurd and dangerous

03.02.2026 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Differences with foreigners must be resolved for a diverse society

02.02.2026 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Takao Saito’s defiance eclipsed those upholding imperial ‘order’

02.02.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Philosophical words of wisdom from Snufkin bring ray of light

31.01.2026 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: 'Niban Senji' 'rakugo' playing out in election tax cut fervor

30.01.2026 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Laws, views on leprosy have progressed. Why reject a retrial?

29.01.2026 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

Japan’s policy response to foreign nationals missing key piece

29.01.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Politicians must face up to their responsibility for the future

28.01.2026 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Challenger and Fukushima tragedies undid ‘myths of safety’

28.01.2026 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Baseball wisdom that extends to ‘battle’ for the Lower House

27.01.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Mie plan goes against inclusion of foreigners in community

26.01.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Generations of love, memories continue to fuel panda craze

26.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: How to describe happiness? It is ‘two ice creams’ to a young boy

24.01.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: ’80s anti-nuclear anthem plays on even as its message fades

23.01.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The ‘what if’ that haunts Tetsuya Yamagami’s formative years

22.01.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: New party must explain changes in policy stances to form alliance

21.01.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Coldest time has arrived when the body feels the difference

21.01.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Dissolving of Lower House fully disregards Confucian ideals

20.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: After year of Trump, Japan should side with peaceful nations

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Paine vs. Trump on ‘weaponizing’ common sense to shape America

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Memories of the Great Hanshin Earthquake still fresh 31 years on

17.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Student tanka poems capture youth in a flash of 31 syllables

16.01.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Uneasy question follows murder, erasure of child from city files

15.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Hiroshi Kume’s ethics and acuity redefined TV news in Japan

14.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: NRA must expand data checks beyond Hamaoka plant

14.01.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Agatha Christie changing this made her realize she was a pro

13.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: An early Lower House election would benefit Takaichi’s LDP, not the public

12.01.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Kanji master shows that life is a marathon, not a sprint

12.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Revisiting the last Hinoe-Uma year of 1966 and the low birthrate

10.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Scamming the NHI system undermines its main purpose

09.01.2026 100

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The Asahi Shimbun