Taiwan, China and the Dangerous Geometry of Deterrence: Statecraft Is Needed
Taiwan, China and the Dangerous Geometry of Deterrence: Statecraft Is Needed Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Taiwan Strait is entering an increasingly consequential…
Colombia Earthquake – Many are Still Missing
Colombia Earthquake – Many are Sill Missing Kanako Mita, Michiyo Tanabe, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times Colombia had barely witnessed the inauguration of its new president, Abelardo de la…
Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art
Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen (1852–1906) was born during the final years of the Edo Period, standing at…
Voice of Meiji Japan: Novelist Natsume Sōseki and Poet Masaoka Shiki
Voice of Meiji Japan: Novelist Natsume Sōseki and Poet Masaoka Shiki Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The celebrated Japanese novelist Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916) was born in the first year…
Colombia Earthquake Deaths set to Mount
Colombia Earthquake Deaths set to Mount Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Colombia has scarcely had time to witness the inauguration of its new president, Abelardo de la…
Egypt Warns Against a Parallel Government in Sudan (Regional Rivalries)
Egypt Warns Against a Parallel Government in Sudan (Regional Rivalries) Boutros Hussein, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt firmly opposes any…
Japanese Art and Nature – Nishimura Goun
Japanese Art and Nature – Nishimura Goun Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Nishimura Goun (1877–1938) was born into the turbulent embrace of the Meiji Period (1868-1912),…
President of Colombia to be Supported by America (Right Wing Geopolitical Swing)
President of Colombia to be Supported by America (Right Wing Geopolitical Swing) Noriko Watanabe, Hiroshi Saito, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Colombia has entered a new political and…
Japanese Female Novelist and Communist (Miyamoto Yuriko)
Japanese Female Novelist and Communist (Miyamoto Yuriko) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japanese novelist and short-story writer Miyamoto Yuriko (1899–1951) could easily have disappeared into the comfortable conformity expected…
DRC Ebola Deaths Continue to Grow (Over 1,800 Deaths)
DRC Ebola Deaths Continue to Grow (Over 1,800 Deaths) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains trapped in a…