Asahi Shimbun's Front-Page Column 'Tensei Jingo' Starts with a New Team
Asahi Shimbun announced that its iconic front-page column 'Tensei Jingo' will begin with a new writing team from May 1. Koichi Furuya will be joined by two new editorial writers, Dr. Hiroshi Ishida and Yu Miyachi, forming a three-person team.
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You are a Japanese business intelligence AI. Thoroughly analyze the following press release and simultaneously translate it into English (en) and Traditional Chinese (zh).
## Press Release Information
Title: Asahi Shimbun's Front-Page Column 'Tensei Jingo' Starts with a New Team
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Company Name: Asahi Shimbun Company
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Body (first 8000 characters): Asahi Shimbun Company (Representative Director and CEO: Kaku Kado) will deliver the Asahi Shimbun's front-page column 'Tensei Jingo' with a new team starting May 1. From May, Koichi Furuya, an editorial writer who has been one of the authors, will be joined by two new editorial writers, Dr. Hiroshi Ishida and Yu Miyachi.
New 'Tensei Jingo' Writing Team. Koichi Furuya, editorial writer, in the center. Yu Miyachi, editorial writer, is second from the right, and Dr. Hiroshi Ishida, editorial writer, is second from the left. Supporting members flank them. They are holding Asahi Shimbun's original character 'Madanyai.'
About the New Writers
Hiroshi Ishida
After starting at the Yokohama Bureau, he worked in the Tokyo Social Affairs Department, International News Department, Content Editing Headquarters (digital affairs), and is currently in his present position. He served as a correspondent in São Paulo and Rome.
Comment: I will serve as a messenger, listening and recording the raw voices of people from all walks of life with an open and honest mind.
Yu Miyachi
After working at the Kagoshima Bureau, Tokyo Social Affairs Department, Economic Department, San Francisco Bureau Chief, and GLOBE Editor-in-Chief, he is currently in his present position. During his time as an editorial board member, he was in charge of the column 'Nichiyō ni Omou' (Thoughts on Sunday).
Comment: In these days of often depressing news, I hope to write columns that sometimes bring tears or smiles.
Koichi Furuya
His first posting was at the Maebashi Bureau. He also covered incidents in the Osaka Social Affairs Department, but has long experience covering China, working in Shanghai, Shenyang, and Beijing. He has been writing 'Tensei Jingo' since October 2022.
Comment: In the world, there are many things that cannot be easily asserted. I hope to worry, get angry, laugh, and think together with readers.
What is Tensei Jingo?
'Tensei Jingo' is the Asahi Shimbun's flagship column, appearing daily on the front page with 603 characters whenever the newspaper is published. For a long time, it was written daily by a single journalist, but since 2007, two authors have alternated writing it. Furthermore, in 2022, the first female author joined, creating a three-person system. 'Heaven has a voice, and it makes people speak.' Hideo Aragaki, who served as a writer for a long time after the war, explained, 'The voice of the people, the voice of the common people, is the voice of heaven.' He also wrote that 'Tensei Jingo' should be a 'veranda' for low-threshold dialogue with readers and a 'street tree' that quietly and intently observes the human world. The sentiment embedded in the title, aiming for a column that exists with the people of the world, has been passed down through generations.
'Tensei Jingo' is not limited to the print edition but is also expanding into digital and educational fields. In addition to 'Manabiba Tensei Jingo,' which deepens learning through activities like headline creation and English comprehension using Tensei Jingo as material, 'Tensei Jingo Kakiutsushi Note' is also published as a teaching material for engaging with words by transcribing sentences.
Series 'Tensei Jingo' List: Asahi Shimbun
Series 'Manabiba Tensei Jingo' List: Asahi Shimbun
Tensei Jingo Kakiutsushi Note - Edu@Asahi Shimbun
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## Instructions
Please answer in the following JSON format. Fill in all fields. Guesses are acceptable.
[IMPORTANT] For 'body' translations, please fully translate into both English and Traditional Chinese without omission. If the Traditional Chinese 'body' is significantly shorter than the English version, it will be considered unacceptable. Both languages must have an equivalent volume of translation.
[IMPORTANT] 'clean_body_ja' is the pure text version that is easy for AI to read, not the HTML version of the body. It must not contain any HTML tags. Make sure the Traditional Chinese 'body' is not substantially shorter than the English version. Both languages must have an equivalent volume of translation.