Christian Church Funeral Attack in Jordan Kills 7 (Suspected Islamists)
Christian Church Funeral Attack in Jordan Kills 7 (Suspected Islamists) Murad Makhmudov, Michiyo Tanabe, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times Suspected Islamists have killed at least seven mourners in a…
Japan Art and Meiji Born Artists: Rain and a Snow Storm
Japan Art and Meiji Born Artists: Rain and a Snow Storm Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Henmi Takashi (1895–1944) produced the stunning art piece above. Born in Wakayama, in…
El Salvador Warns Haiti Gangs after Technicians Kidnapped
El Salvador Warns Haiti Gangs after Technicians Kidnapped Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has warned Haiti’s gangs to release…
Japan Art and Buddhism (Passages of Time)
Japan Art and Buddhism (Passages of Time) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The art above is by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902–1999), who was born in Kyoto, a city renowned for…
UK to Support Saudi Arabia by sending Typhoon Jets to Defend from Houthi Attacks
UK to Support Saudi Arabia by sending Typhoon Jets to Defend from Houthi Attacks Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Saudi Arabia is gradually building…
Japan Art and Atmosphere of Mount Fuji
Japan Art and Atmosphere of Mount Fuji Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Keisen Ikeda was born in the twilight of the Edo Period in the early 1860s and passed…
Sahel Crisis: Mali’s Counteroffensive, Russian Support, and the Islamist Threat
Sahel Crisis: Mali’s Counteroffensive, Russian Support, and the Islamist Threat Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Sahel has long endured cycles of upheaval, yet…
Japan Art and Culture: Edo to Contemporary Art
Japan Art and Culture: Edo to Contemporary Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The acclaimed artist Sakai Hōitsu (1761–1829), a prominent figure of the Edo Period, infused his work…
DRC Ebola Deaths reach 4,400
DRC Ebola Deaths reach 4,400 Michiyo Tanabe, Kanako Mita, and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The ongoing Ebola crisis continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with deaths now…
Japan Art and Winter: Landsacpes and Buddhism
Japan Art and Winter: Landscapes and Buddhism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tsuchiya Kōitsu was born during the early Meiji Period and died in 1949. Accordingly, his life and…