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…
Japanese Art and Kawabata Gyokusho
Japanese Art and Kawabata Gyokusho Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawabata Gyokusho (1842–1913) was born beneath the fading lantern glow of the late Edo period and departed this world…
America Targets the Infrastructure of Iran (Kuwait and Others Attacked)
America Targets the Infrastructure of Iran (Kuwait and Others Attacked) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a sustained military…
Contemporary Japanese Art by Sawako Utsumi
Contemporary Japanese Art by Sawako Utsumi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary artist from northern Japan whose paintings transform familiar landscapes into luminous realms of…
DRC Ebola Deaths Mount while Health Workers Strike
DRC Ebola Deaths Mount while Health Workers Strike Michiyo Tanabe and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is placing…
Japanese Author in a World of Military Might
Japanese Author in a World of Military Might Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Ashihei Hino was not merely shaped by his era — he was consumed…