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Japanese Novelist and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912): Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin

Japanese Novelist and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912): Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa lived briefly,...

Japanese Art: Winter and the Buddhist Monk

Japanese Art: Winter and the Buddhist Monk Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Takahashi Shōtei (Hiroaki) stands as...

Japanese Art and the Joy of Fireflies

Japanese Art and the Joy of Fireflies Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The three Japanese prints presented here...

Japanese Art and Andō Hiroshige – Tōkaidō Road

Japanese Art and Andō Hiroshige – Tōkaidō Road Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese master Andō Hiroshige...

Japanese Art: Buddhism and Nature

Japanese Art: Buddhism and Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875) moved through her age like...

Japanese Art and Aoyama Masaharu

Japanese Art and Aoyama Masaharu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Aoyama Masaharu (also known as Seiji Aoyama) was...

Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Enthralled by Russia

Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Enthralled by Russia Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Futabatei...

Japanese Art and Beauty of Simplicity

Japanese Art and Beauty of Simplicity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokuoka Shinsen (1896–1972) emerged from the poetic...

Japanese Art and Takahashi Shōtei: World in Blue

Japanese Art and Takahashi Shōtei: World in Blue Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Takahashi Shōtei, also...

Japanese Novelist and Communist Martyr: Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)

Japanese Novelist and Communist Martyr: Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Takiji Kobayashi...

Japanese Art and Spiritual Deer

Japanese Art and Spiritual Deer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary artist from northern Japan,...

Japanese Novelist and Doppo Kunikida (1871-1908) – Meiji Period

Japanese Novelist and Doppo Kunikida (1871-1908) – Meiji Period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Doppo Kunikida, the Japanese...

Japanese Art and Ito Yuhan: Buddhist Pagodas

Japanese Art and Ito Yuhan: Buddhist Pagodas Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ito Yuhan (1882–1951) emerged in the...

Japanese Art and Suzuki Shônen

Japanese Art and Suzuki Shônen Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Shônen, born in the fading light of...

Japanese Novelist and Ashihei Hino: A Life of Political Extremes

Japanese Novelist and Ashihei Hino: A Life of Political Extremes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist...

Japanese Art and Kyoto

Japanese Art and Kyoto Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen was born in the refined cultural tapestry...

Japanese Art and Nishimura Goun (Nature)

Japanese Art and Nishimura Goun (Nature) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Nishimura Goun (1877–1938) was born during...

Japanese Novelist and Miyamoto Yuriko: Communist, Feminist, and Torture

Japanese Novelist and Miyamoto Yuriko: Communist, Feminist, and Torture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist and...

Japanese Art and Nature

Japanese Art and Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Matsubayashi Keigetsu (1876–1963) stands as a serene guardian of...

Japanese Art and Yoshu Chikanobu (Toyohara Chikanobu)

Japanese Art and Yoshu Chikanobu (Toyohara Chikanobu) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese master Yoshu Chikanobu (Toyohara Chikanobu) lived through...

Japanese Art and Edo to Contemporary

Japanese Art and Edo to Contemporary Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Kishi Chikudo (1826–1897) began his artistic journey...

Japanese Art and Watanabe Shikō

Japanese Art and Watanabe Shikō Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Watanabe Shikō (1683-1755) was born with a...

Japanese Art and Tokuoka Shinsen

Japanese Art and Tokuoka Shinsen Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokuoka Shinsen (1896–1972) emerged from the poetic outskirts...

Japanese Art and Buddhism, Culture, and Nature

Japanese Art and Buddhism, Culture, and Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The esteemed Japanese artist Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783–1856) was...

Japanese Art (Tradition to Modernity)

Japanese Art (Tradition to Modernity) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hishida Shunsō (art above) was born amid the...

Japanese Art and the Flow of Faith (Buddhism and Shintoism)

Japanese Art and the Flow of Faith (Buddhism and Shintoism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Uehara...

Japanese Art and Flow of Time

Japanese Art and Flow of Time Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Inagaki Toshijiro (1902–1963) was born in Kyoto, a...

Japanese Novelist and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: A Troubled Soul

Japanese Novelist and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: A Troubled Soul Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892–1927) first drew...

Japanese Art and the Spirit of Deer and Shinto Village (Invisible Kami)

Japanese Art and the Spirit of Deer and Shinto Village (Invisible Kami) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako...

Japanese Art and Rinpa

Japanese Art and Rinpa Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Kiitsu (1796–1858) created a wealth of breathtaking works...

Japanese Art and Rinpa: Kamisaka Sekka

Japanese Art and Rinpa: Kamisaka Sekka Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kamisaka Sekka (1866–1942) illuminated the Japanese art...

Japanese Art from Ukiyo-e to Contemporary

Japanese Art from Ukiyo-e to Contemporary Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ito Shinsui (1898–1972) stands as a luminous...

Japanese Art from Edo to Contemporary

Japanese Art from Edo to Contemporary Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yōshū Chikanobu (Chikanobu Toyohara), a visionary of...

Japanese Mountain Villages in Eclectic Colors (Shinto)

Japanese Mountain Villages in Eclectic Colors (Shinto) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary Japanese artist,...

Japanese Art and Buddhism: Kukai and Nichiren

Japanese Art and Buddhism: Kukai and Nichiren Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan’s cultural and spiritual landscape has...

Japanese Art from Edo to 20th Century

Japanese Art from Edo to 20th Century Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Watanabe Shikō (1683–1755) emerged as a prodigious...