Asahi Shimbun
The column first appeared in 1904 in the Osaka "Asahi Shimbun". It was named by Nishimura Tenshu, the chief editor of Osaka Asahi Shimbun. The origin of the name is not clear, though it might be the translation of "Vox Populi, Vox Dei", or "the voice of the people is the voice of god". In 1913, the Tokyo "Asahi Shimbun" started a similar column named The until the end of August 1940. On the next day, both offices of the "Asahi Shimbun" changed the name of the column to The and then on January 1, 1943, The . On September 6, 1945, the title of the column returned to "Tensei Jingo".