Afghanistan Flash Floods Kill Hundreds Noriko Watanabe and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times Horrendous floods have killed hundreds of people in Afghanistan. Initial reports claim that over 310 people have…
Japan Art and Tokuoka Shinsen: Simplicity of Beauty Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokuoka Shinsen (1896-1972) was born in the environs of Kyoto. Accordingly, it is easy to imagine how Koyosan, Kyoto,…
Japan Art and Maekawa Senpan: Showa Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maekawa Senpan (1888-1960) developed artistically from oil painting to finding a lovely artistic niche via the sosaku hanga (creative prints) print movement.…
Japan Real Wages Decline for a Record 2 Years: Nikkei and Poverty Noriko Watanabe and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida broke…
Japan Art and Tanaka Kyokichi (1892-1915): The Door of Death (Buddhism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tanaka Kyokichi (1892-1915) was born in the cultural prefecture of Wakayama. This part of Japan is especially…
Turkey Kills Over 40 PKK in Recent Bombing Raids in Iraq Nuray Lydia Oglu, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The armed forces of Turkey (Turkiye) have killed over 40 members…
EU and China: Von Der Leyen Promises to Protect EU Interests Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission) promises to protect…
Cherry Tree and Japan Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The stunning print above is by Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913). He studied under Nakajima Raisho when he was only eleven years old.…
Japan Art and Oda Kazuma: Taisho Period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Oda Kazuma (1882-1956) was born during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) of Japanese history. However, all three art pieces in…
Islamists in Mali Endanger 140,000 People in Menaka (Sahel) Sawako Utsumi and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Islamists loyal to ISIS (Islamic State – IS) continue to lay siege to Menaka…
