Pakistan Hit by Islamist Terrorist Attack in Kohat
Pakistan Hit by Islamist Terrorist Attack in Kohat Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times An Islamist terrorist attack in Kohat (Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Pakistan)…
Japanese Art: Buddhism to Nature by Kawabata Gyokusho
Japanese Art: Buddhism to Nature by Kawabata Gyokusho Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawabata Gyokusho (1842–1913) was born during the late Edo Period, yet his artistic identity blossomed amid…
Sahel Region and Crisis in Mali: Military Rule, Islamist Insurgency, and Fragmentation
Sahel Region and Crisis in Mali: Military Rule, Islamist Insurgency, and Fragmentation Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Sahel continues to endure a profound…
Japan Art and Reimagining L. S. Lowry Through Northern Japanese Eyes
Japan Art and Reimagining L. S. Lowry Through Northern Japanese Eyes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary artist from northern Japan whose work frequently enters…
Sudan Crisis and War – Darfur to Kordofan
Sudan Crisis and War – Darfur to Kordofan Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The war in Sudan grinds on with merciless force, tearing the…
Yumeji Takehisa and the Melancholy of Taishō Japan
Yumeji Takehisa and the Melancholy of Taishō Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yumeji Takehisa (1884–1934) died relatively young, and the final chapter of his life was marked by…
West Papua: The Geopolitical Silence Surrounding an Indigenous People (Indonesia)
West Papua: The Geopolitical Silence Surrounding an Indigenous People (Indonesia) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Oppression in West Papua continues, decade after decade, while…
Japanese Art and High Culture (Edo to Meiji Born Artists)
Japanese Art and High Culture (Edo to Meiji Born Artists) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kanzan Shimomura (1873–1930) stands as one of Wakayama’s distinguished artistic sons, a painter whose…
Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port of Mokha —Geopolitical Threat to Saudi Arabia
Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port of Mokha — Geopolitical Threat to Saudi Arabia Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Iran-backed Houthis have seized…
Japanese Art and the Flow of Beauty – Birds, Landscapes, and Lotus
Japanese Art and the Flow of Beauty – Birds, Landscapes, and Lotus Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokuoka Shinsen (1896–1972) emerged from the cultural landscape of Kyoto, a city…