Kumamoto Earthquake hits Japan (Fatalities Expected to Increase)
Kumamoto Earthquake hits Japan (Fatalities Expected to Increase) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The prefecture of Kumamoto was struck by a powerful earthquake yesterday,…
Pakistan Military Strikes in Afghanistan reach nearly 500 Civilian Deaths
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 Morita Kako (Veiled in Mystery)
Japanese Art and Morita Kako (Veiled in Mystery) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Very little is known about the Japanese artist Morita Kako, whose life remains veiled in the…
Islamist Terrorist Attack at Berlin LGBTQ Event
Islamist Terrorist Attack at Berlin LGBTQ Event Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Germany is once again reeling from a brutal Islamist terrorist attack, carried…
Japanese Authors and the Tragedy of Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896)
Japanese Authors and the Tragedy of Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896) moved through life as though fate had marked her…
President Trump and New Tariffs Tied to the Abuse of Labor
President Trump and New Tariffs Tied to the Abuse of Labor Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Donald Trump is once again turning to…
Japanese Art and the Bear in Winter
Japanese Art and the Bear in Winter Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary Japanese artist from northern Japan, pays graceful homage to the great Meiji-era master…
DRC Ebola Deaths to top 1,000 (Ebola Spirals)
DRC Ebola Deaths to top 1,000 (Ebola Spirals) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
Japanese Art and Edo Period: Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795)
Japanese Art and Edo Period: Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) emerged as one of the great cultural visionaries of the Edo period, transforming…
America and Iran Tensions Spiral – Attacks Hit Several Nations
America and Iran Tensions Spiral – Attacks Hit Several Nations Kanako Mita, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The deaths of three American soldiers in Jordan and…