International News and Japanese art
Japanese Art: Buddhism to Nature by Kawabata Gyokusho Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawabata Gyokusho (1842–1913) was born during the late Edo Period, yet his artistic identity blossomed amid…
Yumeji Takehisa and the Melancholy of Taishō Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yumeji Takehisa (1884–1934) died relatively young, and the final chapter of his life was marked by…
Kyoto in Art: Buddhism, Shinto, and the Dreamlike World of Inagaki Toshijiro Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Inagaki Toshijiro (1902–1963) was born in Kyoto, a city where artistic refinement,…
Ike no Taiga and Japanese Art: China, Edo, and Cultural Identity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Edo Period is often cast in the shadow of isolation and rigid…
Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen (1852–1906) was born during the final years of the Edo Period, standing at…
Japanese Female Diarist and Poet during Heian Court Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese diarist and waka poet Michitsuna no Haha (935–995) occupies a unique place in the…
Pakistan Military Strikes in Afghanistan reach nearly 500 Civilian Deaths Noriko Watanabe, Murad Makhmudov, and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times China and several influential regional and global powers continue to…
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) 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 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…