Wakayama Tourism, Buddhism and Negoro-ji: Japanese History, Religion and Culture
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View ArticleJapanese Art and Narashige Koide: Nudes, Portraiture and Still Life
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View ArticleJapan Tourism and Stunning Wakayama: Ticking Clock of Buddhism in Koyasan and...
Japan Tourism and Stunning Wakayama: Ticking Clock of Buddhism in Koyasan and Negoro-Ji Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times If visitors to Japan have time to connect with...
View ArticleArt of Japan and Nishikawa Sukenobu: From the Empress to Prostitutes
Art of Japan and Nishikawa Sukenobu: From the Empress to Prostitutes Modern Tokyo Times Lee Jay Walker The Japanese artist Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1750) was based in the cultural city of Kyoto and he...
View ArticleThree people die after 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake hits Osaka
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View ArticleTyphoon Jebi kills at least 6 people in Japan with fears that the death toll...
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View ArticleJapanese Art and Poetry of Yosa Buson: A bat flits in moonlight
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View ArticleState of Emergency in Japan to include Osaka, Tokyo, and five more prefectures
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View ArticleMedical workers in Osaka prefecture account for 9 percent of all coronavirus...
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View ArticleCovid-19 infections drop in Osaka and Tokyo: Scaremongering over in Japan?
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View ArticleJapan state of emergency lifted in Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo
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View ArticleJapan to experiment with Covid-19 antibody testing in Miyagi, Osaka, and Tokyo
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View ArticleJapan tourism and Nara: The legacy of Buddhism and high culture thrives
Japan tourism and Nara: The legacy of Buddhism and high culture thrives Tomoko Hara and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The delightful city of Nara is the birthplace of Japanese high culture and...
View ArticleJapan Covid-19: Worrying signs in Aichi, Chiba, Fukuoka, Kanagawa, Osaka,...
Japan Covid-19: Worrying signs in Aichi, Chiba, Fukuoka, Kanagawa, Osaka, Saitama, and Tokyo Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The optimism of low new coronavirus (Covid19) cases...
View ArticleCovid-19 daily infections in Japan just below 1,000: Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, and...
Covid-19 daily infections in Japan just below 1,000: Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, and Okinawa Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan for new infections is...
View ArticleCovid-19 in Japan is increasing in many prefectures: Folly of encouraging...
Covid-19 in Japan is increasing in many prefectures: Folly of encouraging tourism Sawako Utsumi and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times Since coronavirus (Covid-19) entered Japan in the middle of January,...
View ArticleIncreasing serious Covid-19 cases in Osaka and Tokyo
Increasing serious Covid-19 cases in Osaka and Tokyo Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The number of serious coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Osaka and Tokyo are on the rise once more....
View ArticleJapan art and Sukenobu (1671-1750): Women from all walks of life
Japan art and Sukenobu (1671-1750): Women from all walks of life Modern Tokyo Times Lee Jay Walker Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1750) was based in the cultural city of Kyoto and he became famous for his...
View ArticleJapan art and Watanabe Shikō (1683-1755): Fusion of ideas
Japan art and Watanabe Shikō (1683-1755): Fusion of ideas Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Information about the artist Watanabe Shikō (1683-1755) is relatively sketchy. However, it is known that he...
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