Japan Novelist and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912): Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa lived briefly, painfully, and intensely. Tuberculosis claimed his […]
Category: Japanese Authors and Poets
Jizō in Japan and the Buddhist Half-Open Door
Jizō in Japan and the Buddhist Half-Open Door Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi frequently explores sacred and spiritual themes in her artwork, drawing […]
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Inspired by Russia
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Inspired by Russia Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Futabatei Shimei (1864–1909) was born into the restless tides […]
Yukio Mishima: Last Great Japanese Writer
Yukio Mishima: Last Great Japanese Writer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan witnessed ever-shifting sands following the Meiji Restoration — an era shaped by modernity […]
Zen Buddhist Poetry in Japan and Sesson Yubai (1290-1346)
Zen Buddhist Poetry in Japan and Sesson Yubai (1290-1346) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Zen Buddhist monk Sesson Yūbai (1290–1346) belongs to the distant and contemplative […]