DRC Ebola Deaths Continue to Grow (Over 1,800 Deaths)
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
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
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)
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
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
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…
Pakistan Military Strikes in Afghanistan reach nearly 500 Civilian Deaths
Pakistan Military Strikes in Afghanistan reach nearly 500 Civilian Deaths Noriko Watanabe, Murad Makhmudov, and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times China and several influential regional and global powers continue to…
Japanese Art and Morita Kako (Veiled in Mystery)
Japanese Art and Morita Kako (Veiled in Mystery) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Very little is known about the Japanese artist Morita Kako, whose life remains veiled in the…
Japanese Authors and the Tragedy of Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896)
Japanese Authors and the Tragedy of Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896) moved through life as though fate had marked her…
Japanese Art and the Bear in Winter
Japanese Art and the Bear in Winter Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary Japanese artist from northern Japan, pays graceful homage to the great Meiji-era master…