International News and Japanese art
Japan Art and the Beauty of Simplicity (Scroll of Time) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Yasui Sotaro (1888–1955) witnessed momentous changes throughout his lifetime. These included…
Brazil Election: Lula Defies the Odds to Secure Historic Fourth Term Kanako Mita, Michiyo Tanabe, and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The incumbent President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da…
Japan Art by Hishida Shunsō (The Fading Path) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The highly acclaimed Hishida Shunsō (1874–1911) belongs to the Meiji Period (1868–1912) of Japanese history, a…
Christian Church Funeral Attack in Jordan Kills 7 (Suspected Islamists) Murad Makhmudov, Michiyo Tanabe, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times Suspected Islamists have killed at least seven mourners in a…
Japan Art and Meiji Born Artists: Rain and a Snow Storm Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Henmi Takashi (1895–1944) produced the stunning art piece above. Born in Wakayama, in…
El Salvador Warns Haiti Gangs after Technicians Kidnapped Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has warned Haiti’s gangs to release…
Japan Art and Buddhism (Passages of Time) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The art above is by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902–1999), who was born in Kyoto, a city renowned for…
UK to Support Saudi Arabia by sending Typhoon Jets to Defend from Houthi Attacks Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Saudi Arabia is gradually building…
Japan Art and Atmosphere of Mount Fuji Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Keisen Ikeda was born in the twilight of the Edo Period in the early 1860s and passed…
Sahel Crisis: Mali’s Counteroffensive, Russian Support, and the Islamist Threat Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Sahel has long endured cycles of upheaval, yet…