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Osaka fire kills many in a suspected arson attack
Osaka fire kills many in a suspected arson attack Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times A suspected arson attack in Osaka, Japan, is believed to have killed 27 people. The fire broke out...
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Osaka clinic arsonist and murder suspect of 25 people dies
Osaka clinic arsonist and murder suspect of 25 people dies Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The brutal murder suspect of the Osaka Clinic fire died today from injuries that occurred...
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Art of Japan: Depictions of women in Edo Period
Art of Japan: Depictions of women in Edo Period Modern Tokyo Times Lee Jay Walker The Kyoto artist Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1750) was born in the Edo Period. He became famous for his own distinctive...
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Japan in a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases after New Year period
Japan in a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases after New Year period Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan did little to stem activities during the New Year period. Hence,...
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Japan Covid-19 infections reach a daily high of 46,200
Japan Covid-19 infections reach a daily high of 46,200 Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times A limited State of Emergency in Japan looks set to cover the regions of Hyogo, Kyoto, and...
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Japan art and Takeshiro Kanokogi: A world turned upside down
Japan art and Takeshiro Kanokogi: A world turned upside down Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Takeshiro Kanokogi (1874-1941) was transfixed by art emanating from France for much...
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Wakayama requests quasi Covid-19 status: Tokyo new high
Wakayama requests quasi Covid-19 status: Tokyo new high Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times Since the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis emerged in Japan in early 2020, the prefecture of...
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Japan new daily high for Covid-19 deaths
Japan new daily high for Covid-19 deaths Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The highest daily death toll from the coronavirus (Covid-19) occurred yesterday in Japan. At the same time,...
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Taisho Japan (1912-1926) and Uzaki Sumikazu: Postcards and children
Taisho Japan (1912-1926) and Uzaki Sumikazu: Postcards and children Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is nigh impossible to get a real glimpse into any country through the prism of art, archeology,...
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Japan art and Goshun: Flow of Buddhism, China, Confucianism, and Kansai
Japan art and Goshun: Flow of Buddhism, China, Confucianism, and Kansai Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811) was a Japanese artist. He belongs to the Edo Period and within a...
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Japan art and Sakai Hōitsu: Snow, the Moon, and Cherry Blossoms
Japan art and Sakai Hōitsu: Snow, the Moon, and Cherry Blossoms Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1829) produced countless stunning art pieces. Hence, his reputation remains potent...
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Japan poetry and Uejima Onitsura (1661-1738): Useless dreams, alas
Japan poetry and Uejima Onitsura (1661-1738): Useless dreams, alas Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese poet, Uejima Onitsura (1661-1738), hails from the prefecture of Hyogo. However, it was...
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Buddhist art in Japan: Nara and eighth-century art of Buddha
Buddhist art in Japan: Nara and eighth-century art of Buddha Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The cradle of high culture in Japan belongs to the Nara Period. This period of Japanese history concerns...
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Japan Buddhist art in eighth-century Nara: Emperor Shomu
Japan Buddhist art in eighth-century Nara: Emperor Shomu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Emperor Shōmu was born in 701 and died in the mid-750s. Yet, despite the passage of time, his legacy remains...
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Former PM Abe shot and feared killed in Japan
Former PM Abe was shot and feared killed in Japan Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The influential former leader of Japan, Shinzo Abe, was shot in the city of Nara. It...
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Former PM Abe shot by ex-Japanese Maritime Self-Defense member
Former PM Abe shot by ex-Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Shinzo Abe, the influential former leader of Japan, was shot by...
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Former PM Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead after being shot
Former PM Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead after being shot Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The former leader of Japan, Shinzo Abe, was pronounced dead after being shot in Nara....
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Radioactive water leak at Mihama Nuclear Plant
Radioactive water leak at Mihama Nuclear Plant Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times Japan insists on releasing treated water from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant....
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Japan art and Miki Suizan (1887-1957)
Japan art and Miki Suizan (1887-1957) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Miki Suizan (1887-1957) was born in Hyogo Prefecture during the Meiji Period. However, the art in this...
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Japan art and Utagawa Kunimasu: Kamigata-e
Japan art and Utagawa Kunimasu: Kamigata-e Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Utagawa Kunimasu is known to have been a wealthy individual. Yet very little is known about the vast...
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