Japanese Art and the Sun of Life
Japanese Art and the Sun of Life Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The captivating artwork above is by Maekawa Senpan (1888–1960), who studied Western-style oil painting at the Kansai…
Japan Novelist and the Communist Martyr: Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)
Japan Novelist and the Communist Martyr: Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Takiji Kobayashi (1903–1933) did not die quietly, nor was his death an…
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…
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…
Contemporary Japanese Artist (Transcendental Skyline and Buddhism)
Contemporary Japanese Artist (Transcendental Skyline and Buddhism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary Japanese artist who frequently pays homage to both Japanese and European masters.…
Myanmar Conflict Needs a Way Out (National Salvation Government)
Myanmar Conflict Needs a Way Out (National Salvation Government) Michiyo Tanabe, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Myanmar needs a National Salvation government — even if militants…
UK Conservative Party Gave £28 Billion to ISIS, Crime Gangs, and Others
UK Conservative Party Gave £28 Billion to ISIS, Crime Gangs, and Others Kanako Mita, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times A growing feeling persists outside the metropolitan…