China and South Korea: Strengthened Ties
China and South Korea: Strengthened Ties Michiyo Tanabe, Chika Mori, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea signaled a desire to open a “new…
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Highlight Anti-Africa Bias (ICC Court)
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Highlight Anti-Africa Bias (ICC Court) Sawako Uchida and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times In recent years, the Sahel has undergone profound political upheaval. Burkina Faso,…
Centenarians in Japan
Centenarians in Japan Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Japan’s demographic reality is becoming ever more stark. According to figures released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and…
Japanese Art and Deer
Japanese Art and Deer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maekawa Senpan (1888–1960) initially studied oil painting under the renowned Asai Chū and other respected instructors at the Kansai Art…
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…