Germany is Anti-Russia to an Extreme under Merz
Germany is Anti-Russia to an Extreme under Merz Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, much like his predecessor Olaf Scholz,…
Japanese Art and Culture
Japanese Art and Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724) emerged from the richly layered yet fiercely codified world of the Edo Period as an artist of…
Mali and JNIM Islamists: Sahel Crisis
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Art of Japan and the Lotus
Art of Japan and the Lotus Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times All three artworks are devoted to the enduring beauty of the lotus, a flower that has long occupied…
Myanmar Conflict Needs a Way Out (National Salvation Government)
Myanmar Conflict Needs a Way Out (National Salvation Government) Michiyo Tanabe, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Myanmar needs a National Salvation government — even if militants…
UK Conservative Party Gave £28 Billion to ISIS, Crime Gangs, and Others
UK Conservative Party Gave £28 Billion to ISIS, Crime Gangs, and Others Kanako Mita, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times A growing feeling persists outside the metropolitan…
Russian Federation and Buffer Zone (Threat of Deeper Military Strikes)
Russian Federation and Buffer Zone (Threat of Deeper Military Strikes) Noriko Watanabe, Michiyo Tanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The armed forces of the Russian Federation and pro-Russian…
Japan Art and the Cultural Traits of Rinpa
Japan Art and the Cultural Traits of Rimpa Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Kiitsu (1796–1858) created a treasury of breathtaking works that shimmer with elegance, refinement, and poetic…
Israel and Trump Appeasement: Hezbollah Military Angle
Israel and Trump Appeasement: Hezbollah Military Angle Kanako Mita, Sawako Uchida, and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched its sustained military campaign against Hamas, Hezbollah,…
Nara and Japanese High Culture
Nara and Japanese High Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Nara Period (710–794 CE) occupies a sacred and formative place in the cultural history of Japan, representing one…