International News and Japanese art
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…
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) 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) 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) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains trapped in a…
Japanese Art and Culture – Winds of Change Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ito Shinsui (1898–1972) stands as one of the luminous masters of twentieth-century Japanese art. His work…
Edo Art and Japanese Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Edo period emerged in the early seventeenth century like a curtain rising upon a transformed Japan — politically…
DRC and Food Insecurity: (Ebola Crisis) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is engulfed in a nightmare of ethnic,…
Kyoto and Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen was born into the refined cultural tapestry of Kyoto, a city where changing seasons, ancient temples, and enduring…
Kumamoto Earthquake Fatalities Increase in Japan Kanako Mita, Noriko Watanabe, and Michiyo Tanabe Modern Tokyo Times Kumamoto was struck by a powerful earthquake on Tuesday, with authorities placing the magnitude…