International News and Japanese art
Japanese Art and Poetry: Jizō and the Spiritual Landscape of Impermanence (Buddhism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi frequently explores religious themes in her artwork, drawing inspiration from…
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…
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…
Kumamoto Earthquake hits Japan (Fatalities Expected to Increase) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The prefecture of Kumamoto was struck by a powerful earthquake yesterday,…
Islamist Terrorist Attack at Berlin LGBTQ Event Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Germany is once again reeling from a brutal Islamist terrorist attack, carried…
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…
Contemporary Japanese Art by Sawako Utsumi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary artist from northern Japan whose paintings transform familiar landscapes into luminous realms of…
Japan Art and Buddhism: Perpetual Travelers Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan’s cultural and spiritual landscape has long been shaped by a rich tapestry of faiths and philosophies —…
Israel and Security Zone in Lebanon (US Restraint) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Lebanon’s government and armed forces remain embarrassingly overshadowed by Hezbollah —…
Religious Persecution in Pakistan is Never Ending Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United Nations (UN) continues to express alarm over the enduring persecution…