Japan Slumps to OECD 24th: Debt and Geopolitics
Japan Slumps to OECD 24th: Debt and Geopolitics Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inherits the same unresolved malaise that has…
Peace Through Strength: Taiwan’s Dual Strategy for China
Peace Through Strength: Taiwan’s Dual Strategy for China Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan announced a special $40 billion defense…
Yukio Mishima: The Last Great Japanese Writer
Yukio Mishima: The Last Great Japanese Writer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan witnessed ever-shifting sands following the Meiji Restoration — an era shaped by modernity and nostalgia, liberalism…
Israel and Security Zone in Lebanon (US Restraint)
Israel and Security Zone in Lebanon (US Restraint) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Lebanon’s government and armed forces remain embarrassingly overshadowed by Hezbollah —…
Contemporary Japanese Artist (Transcendental Skyline and Buddhism)
Contemporary Japanese Artist (Transcendental Skyline and Buddhism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary Japanese artist who frequently pays homage to both Japanese and European masters.…
Religious Persecution in Pakistan is Never Ending
Religious Persecution in Pakistan is Never Ending Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United Nations (UN) continues to express alarm over the enduring persecution…
Mali Crisis: Russia Seeking to Stem Islamist Encroachment on Bamako
Mali Crisis: Russia Seeking to Stem Islamist Encroachment on Bamako Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Mali’s structural fragility was evident long before the recent,…
Hackers Exploit cPanel and WHM Software (CVE-2026-41940)
Hackers Exploit cPanel and WHM Software (CVE-2026-41940) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times A major cybersecurity breach linked to cPanel and Web Host Manager (WHM)…
Japanese Art and Aesthetics – Maruyama Ōkyo
Japanese Art and Aesthetics – Maruyama Ōkyo Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) emerged as one of the most innovative and influential artists of the Edo period,…
Iran and Tyranny: Executions and Fear
Iran and Tyranny: Executions and Fear Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Iran’s ailing economy was already igniting mass unrest across cities and neglected rural…