Kobayakawa Shūsei: Art Beyond the Nightmare of History
Kobayakawa Shūsei: Art Beyond the Nightmare of History Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Kobayakawa Shūsei (1885–1974) was born in Hyōgo Prefecture and lived through one of…
Japan and Geopolitics: China and the Russian Federation
Japan and Geopolitics: China and the Russian Federation Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan confronts a formidable convergence of…
Japanese Art by Hishida Shunsō, Sakai Hōitsu, and Tokuoka Shinsen
Japanese Art by Hishida Shunsō, Sakai Hōitsu, and Tokuoka Shinsen Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hishida Shunsō (1874–1911) was an artist to treasure during the Meiji Period (1868–1912). Yet,…
Japanese Art and Diverse Realities
Japanese Art and Diverse Realities Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ogata Gekkō (1859–1920) lived through one of the most transformative chapters in Japanese history. Born at the beginning of…
Israel Hits Air Base in Syria: Warning to Turkey
Israel Hits Air Base in Syria: Warning to Turkey Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Israel hit the Abu Duhur airbase in Syria in a…
DRC Ebola Deaths Mount (2,300 Deaths Reported)
DRC Ebola Deaths Mount (2,300 Deaths Reported) Michiyo Tanabe, Kanako Mita, and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains gripped by a devastating Ebola…
Japan Art and Rinpa (Rimpa)
Japan Art and Rinpa (Rimpa) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Kiitsu (1796–1858) created a remarkable body of paintings in which the natural world seems to hover between observation…
Japanese Novelist Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: Life is more Hellish than Hell itself
Japanese Novelist Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: Life is more Hellish than Hell itself Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892–1927) was born in Tokyo during the final…
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…
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…