Israel Pushes Further into Lebanon Security Zone (US Restraint) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Lebanon’s government and armed forces […]
Tag: Japan news
Taisho Period and Postcards by Uzaki Sumikazu (Children in Japan)
Taisho Period and Postcards by Uzaki Sumikazu (Children in Japan) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is nigh impossible to grasp the true essence […]
Japanese Art and the Maple Tree
Japanese Art and the Maple Tree Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times All three art pieces illuminate different emotional and seasonal dimensions of maple trees […]
Jizō in Japan and the Buddhist Half-Open Door
Jizō in Japan and the Buddhist Half-Open Door Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi frequently explores sacred and spiritual themes in her artwork, drawing […]
America and Japan Beyond Reality: Accumulative Debt Spirals (Russia and China)
America and Japan Beyond Reality: Accumulative Debt Spirals (Russia and China) Noriko Watanabe, Hiroshi Saito, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lavished praise […]
Ethiopian Migrants Killed in Saudi Arabia (Religious Persecution)
Ethiopian Migrants Killed in Saudi Arabia (Religious Persecution) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ongoing ethnic, military, and political tensions […]
Iran and Tyranny: Drones to Enforce the Hijab on Women
Iran and Tyranny: Drones to Enforce the Hijab on Women Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Thousands of Iranians have […]
Yukio Mishima: Last Great Japanese Writer
Yukio Mishima: Last Great Japanese Writer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan witnessed ever-shifting sands following the Meiji Restoration — an era shaped by modernity […]
Japan Art and Ike no Taiga (Edo Period and China)
Japan Art and Ike no Taiga (Edo Period and China) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Edo Period is often cast in the shadow […]
Japanese Art and Isaac Newton (Rainbow and Rays)
Japanese Art and Isaac Newton (Rainbow and Rays) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ukiyo-e prints in this article shimmer with rainbows and falling shafts […]
Zen Buddhist Poetry in Japan and Sesson Yubai (1290-1346)
Zen Buddhist Poetry in Japan and Sesson Yubai (1290-1346) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Zen Buddhist monk Sesson Yūbai (1290–1346) belongs to the distant and contemplative […]
Japanese Art and Impact of Hokkaido (Kawano Kaoru)
Japanese Art and Impact of Hokkaido (Kawano Kaoru) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The wide, breathing horizons of Hokkaido left an indelible imprint upon the sensibilities of Kawano […]
Turkey and the Persecution of Ekrem Imamoglu (Erdogan and NATO)
Turkey and the Persecution of Ekrem Imamoglu (Erdogan and NATO) Nuray Lydia Oglu, Noriko Watanabe, and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times Political tensions in Turkey continue concerning the harsh treatment […]
Zen Buddhist Art: Shunso Joshu
Zen Buddhist Art: Shunso Joshu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese Zen Buddhist monk Shunso Jōshū, born in the mid-eighteenth century, came of […]