International News and Japanese art
South Africa and Immigration Tensions (Immigrants Flee) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The African National Congress (ANC) governed South Africa for decades before losing…
China and Japan Tensions: Beijing Export Controls on Japanese Companies Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tensions between China and Japan have intensified since Prime…
Ukraine and NATO Encouragement of Bombing Deeper into Russia (Possible Blowback) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation…
Japanese Art and Nature by Kobayashi Kokei Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese painter Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) was born amid the snow-laden landscapes of Niigata Prefecture, where long…
Venezuela Earthquake: Deaths Continue to Increase Michiyo Tanabe and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Acting President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela confirmed that the death toll has risen to 589 after…
Ethiopia and the Migrant Crisis Leading to Death (Religious Persecution) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ongoing ethnic, military, and political tensions within Ethiopia continue…
Japan Art and Tomikichiro Tokuriki (Culture Amid War) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902–1999) was born in the cultural city of Kyoto. Accordingly, it is…
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…
Nigeria and Takfiri Islamist Bloodletting (Boko and ISWAP) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times These cycles of bloodshed have tormented Nigeria for well over a…
Turkey and the Persecution of Ekrem Imamoglu (Erdogan and NATO) Nuray Lydia Oglu, Noriko Watanabe, and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times Political tensions in Turkey continue to intensify following the…