Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art
Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen (1852–1906) was born during the final years of the Edo Period, standing at…
Japanese Female Novelist and Communist (Miyamoto Yuriko)
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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…
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…
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Enthralled by Russia
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Peace Through Strength: Taiwan’s Dual Strategy for China
Peace Through Strength: Taiwan’s Dual Strategy for China Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan announced a special $40 billion defense…
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…
Japanese Art and Egrets
Japanese Art and Egrets Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The contemporary Japanese artist Sawako Utsumi turns her gaze toward the elegant egret in both works, embracing a motif deeply…
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…
Afghanistan to the UK: Institutional Persecution of Women to Institutional Failure
Afghanistan to the UK: Institutional Persecution of Women to Institutional Failure Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United Nations stated unequivocally in 2024 that…