Nichiren via the Lens of Japanese Art
Nichiren via the Lens of Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tenrei Horiuchi (1903–1982) completed a beautiful series of woodblock prints devoted to Nichiren during the late 1950s.…
ISIS Suspects Arrested in Syria after Terrorist Attacks
ISIS Suspects Arrested in Syria after Terrorist Attacks Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Sunni Islamist authorities in Damascus continue to be courted by…
Japan Art and Sōami (Muromachi Period)
Japan Art and Sōami (Muromachi period) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sōami remains one of Japan’s most revered artistic figures from the Muromachi period, and despite the passage of…
Pakistan and Balochistan Tensions (Geopolitics)
Pakistan and Balochistan Tensions (Geopolitics) Murad Makhmudov, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The administration of President Donald Trump designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its…
Japan Novelist and the Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin: Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912)
Japan Novelist and the Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin: Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The life of the Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa was brief, yet his poetry…
Japan Art and Buddhism: Perpetual Travelers
Japan Art and Buddhism: Perpetual Travelers Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan’s cultural and spiritual landscape has long been shaped by a rich tapestry of faiths and philosophies —…
Ebola Deaths in the DRC (Possible New Treatment)
Ebola Deaths in the DRC (Possible New Treatment) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Another devastating Ebola outbreak is once again afflicting the Democratic Republic…
Japanese Art and the Famous Mountain
Japanese Art and the Famous Mountain Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The first vision of Mount Fuji is by Shibata Zeshin (1807–1891), a master whose remarkable life bridged the…
Japan Novelist and Poet – Despair and Sadness of Doppo Kunikida (Meiji Japan)
Japan Novelist and Poet – Despair and Sadness of Doppo Kunikida (Meiji Japan) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist and poet Doppo Kunikida lived with a quiet…
Afghanistan and Pakistan Crisis (Mistrust Remains – China)
Afghanistan and Pakistan Crisis (Mistrust Remains) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times China, under Xi Jinping, is intensifying its diplomatic drive to forge a pathway…