Lebanon and Hezbollah: State Within A State (Iran Proxy)
Lebanon and Hezbollah: State Within A State (Iran Proxy) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Several years ago, Lebanon convulsed as vast crowds surged through…
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Enthralled by Russia
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Enthralled by Russia Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Futabatei Shimei (1864–1909) was born into the restless tides of the Meiji…
Zen Buddhist Art in Japan: Shunso Joshu
Zen Buddhist Art in Japan: Shunso Joshu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese Zen Buddhist monk Shunso Jōshū, born in the mid-eighteenth century, came of age in an…
China and South Korea: Strengthened Ties
China and South Korea: Strengthened Ties Michiyo Tanabe, Chika Mori, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea signaled a desire to open a “new…
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Highlight Anti-Africa Bias (ICC Court)
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Highlight Anti-Africa Bias (ICC Court) Sawako Uchida and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times In recent years, the Sahel has undergone profound political upheaval. Burkina Faso,…
Centenarians in Japan
Centenarians in Japan Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Japan’s demographic reality is becoming ever more stark. According to figures released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and…
Japanese Art and Deer
Japanese Art and Deer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maekawa Senpan (1888–1960) initially studied oil painting under the renowned Asai Chū and other respected instructors at the Kansai Art…
Japan Slumps to OECD 24th: Debt and Geopolitics
Japan Slumps to OECD 24th: Debt and Geopolitics Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inherits the same unresolved malaise that has…
Peace Through Strength: Taiwan’s Dual Strategy for China
Peace Through Strength: Taiwan’s Dual Strategy for China Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan announced a special $40 billion defense…
Yukio Mishima: The Last Great Japanese Writer
Yukio Mishima: The Last Great Japanese Writer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan witnessed ever-shifting sands following the Meiji Restoration — an era shaped by modernity and nostalgia, liberalism…