Japanese Art and Culture: Hanabusa Itchō Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724) emerged from the richly layered yet fiercely codified world of the […]
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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 […]
Starmer is Delusional: Local Elections, Epstein Crisis, and Members Ask Him to Resign
Starmer is Delusional: Local Elections, Epstein Crisis, and Members Ask Him to Resign Kanako MIta, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime […]
Japanese Art and Aesthetics – Maruyama Ōkyo
Japanese Art and Aesthetics – Maruyama Ōkyo Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) emerged as one of the most innovative and influential artists […]
Iran and Tyranny before the War – and Tyranny during the War (Executions and Fear)
Iran and Tyranny before the War – and Tyranny during the War (Executions and Fear) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo […]
Japanese Novelist and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912): Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin
Japan Novelist and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912): Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa lived briefly, painfully, and intensely. Tuberculosis claimed his […]
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 […]
Greece Hostility to Russia Negates the Historical Legacy (Energy to Odessa)
Greece Hostility to Russia Negates the Historical Legacy (Energy to Odessa) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Historically, relations between […]
Mozambique and Islamist Insurgency (Civilians Butchered)
Mozambique and Islamist Insurgency (Civilians Butchered) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique grinds on relentlessly, […]
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Inspired by Russia
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Inspired by Russia Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Futabatei Shimei (1864–1909) was born into the restless tides […]
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 […]
Japan Art and Kaihō Yūshō (Buddhism and Culture)
Japan Art and Kaihō Yūshō (Buddhism and Culture) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Buddhism profoundly shaped the inner life and artistic vision of the esteemed […]