Category: Japan news
Japan tourism and the Shokozan Tokei-ji Buddhist Temple in Kamakura
First Ever Sino-Russian Joint Air Patrol Barely Avoids Triggering Regional Conflict
Abe and ruling political bloc wins Upper House election in Japan but voter apathy is high
At least 23 perish after a brutal attack against a Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) studio in Japan
Buddhism and Japan Art: The influence of the Middle Kingdom
Japan touts national security in a spat with South Korea after high-tech restrictions
Heavy rainfall in Japan is lashing down on Kyushu
Japan Considers a New Security Relationship Via “Networking” with Taiwan
PM Abe of Japan returns from a pointless visit to Iran: Middle East quagmire
Japan and the pension debacle: Political elites fail to understand ordinary people
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Iran but Saudi Arabia may be displeased?
Capitalist Big Brother in Japan: Yahoo Japan to Mizuho FG and George Orwell
Japan and Russia territorial dispute made worse based on US containment policies
President Trump to enjoy his state visit to Japan and meet the new Emperor
Arakida Moritake (1473-1549) and Japanese poetry: Iio Sogi and Shintoism
Japan and electronic warfare based on a wary eye on China and Russia
Japanese art and power concentration: Kano Sanraku (1559-1635)
Emperor of Japan and the flow from Heisei to Reiwa
US and Japan affirm Cybersecurity ties: Japan’s non-Northeast Asian fixation and Russia
Buddhism and Sengai Gibon: Buddhist contemplation and artistic outreach
Electronic warfare and Japan: New approach to the Russian Federation?
Japanese poetry: The devoutly Buddhist Emperor Shōmu and Yamabe no Akahito
EU to assist Myanmar in the education sector: Japan welcomes EU assistance
March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011: Heroes of Otsuchi to Fleeing Embassies
Old Japanese photography of Kusakabe Kimbei and the mirage
Myanmar attracts investment from the Northeast Asian powers of China, Japan, and South Korea
PM Abe to ignore the voice of Okinawa and increase tensions based on placating America
Japan government should listen to Okinawans after 72 percent reject US base move
Crime in Japan is down but Child Abuse and Domestic Violence continues to rise
Art of Japan and the Zen Buddhist holy man Mokuan Reien
Art of Japan and the delightful art of Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
Japanese Art and the influence of Katsukawa Shunshō (1726-1793)
The historic Shokozan Tokei-ji Buddhist Temple in Kamakura: Protector of women
Terrorist attack in Tokyo after car hits eight people: The shadow of Aum
Happy New Year from Modern Tokyo Times: Ending of Heisei Era and demographic needs
Alfred Sisley through the eyes of a contemporary Japanese artist: Cultural warning
Japan to increase its Cyber Defense: NATO and CCDCOE
Nikkei index in Japan declines by 5% in one day: The long shadow of America
Military option enhanced in Japan based on the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade
Poetry of Japan and influence of the Middle Kingdom: Abe no Nakamaro (698-770)
Quad Restrictions: Addressing PRC Investment Concerns in the Indo-Pacific (Australia, India, Japan, and US)
Nissan scandal involving the under-reporting of 5 billion yen in income: Ghosn and greed
Cyber-security minister in Japan isn’t keen on using computers: Abe and cronyism
Sanctions against Myanmar are “Nonsense” claims the Ambassador of Japan
Prime Minister Abe of Japan meets President Xi of China: A wary eye remains
Japan hopes America will not pull out of INF treaty with the Russian Federation
Myanmar should utilize its geopolitical importance: Positive ties with China, India, and Japan
Russia accuses Japan of “megaphone diplomacy” over military drills in contested waters
Japan and Mekong nations of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam to strengthen ties
Ito Shinsui opened up the “old mirror” of Edo and early Meiji art
PM Shinzo Abe of Japan says that the United Kingdom would be welcome to join the TPP
Art of Buddhism in China and Japan: The shadow of Liang K’ai (1140-1210) on Kaihō Yūshō (1533-1615)
Japan to welcome State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar and discuss bilateral issues
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s nearly all-male Cabinet doesn’t look good for a modern society
Trump highlights the threat of tariffs that forced a U-turn by Japan unlike the weakness of Obama
Myanmar to allow visa-free visitors from Hong Kong and Macau following on from Japan and South Korea
Bilateral talks on tariffs between America and Japan agreed by Trump and Abe
Art of Japan and Kano Michinobu (1730-1790)
President Trump of America and Prime Minister Abe of Japan to hold a summit next week in New York
PM Shinzo Abe of the LDP is re-elected to serve the third term as the president of the ruling party
The ethics of Confucius and the Japanese artist Tanomura Chikuden
US and Japan trade talks set back after fresh tariffs imposed on China: Beijing today, Tokyo tomorrow?
The timeless Japanese anime classic: Princess Mononoke
Putin of Russia suggests the signing of a peace treaty with Abe of Japan
Art and Poetry: Typhoons and earthquakes take asunder to this cold earth
Death toll reaches 39 after the 6.7 Earthquake hit Hokkaido: 1 person still missing
Typhoon Jebi kills at least 6 people in Japan with fears that the death toll will rise
Japan is awaiting Typhoon Jebi with apprehension after recent natural disasters
Kano Sanraku (1559-1635) and Japanese art: Centralization and continuity
French art of the le Nabi très Japonard
Japan needs to listen to the people of Okinawa: U.S. base and Central Government threat
Japan’s Foreign Policy: China and Russia are essential because no warrior Benkei in sight
Millions of Japanese Children face Poverty: Yet, Japan supports $1 Billion for International Children
Japan art and the window of Nagasaki in the Edo period: Chinese Artist Shen Quan (Nanpin)
At least 94 dead from the brutal heat wave gripping Japan: Precautions for children
Japan art of the twelfth century: Annual rites and ceremonies
The heat wave is responsible for many deaths in Japan after highs in excess of 40 degree Celsius
Japan and EU trade deal is a sign that both entities oppose protectionism and Trump’s America First
Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) and Japanese art: Richness of the Muromachi Period (1336-1573)
At least 217 die after floods and landslides hit Japan with the elderly especially suffering
Japan death toll now reaches 156 after brutal floods and landslides kill many
At least 81 dead in Japan after floods and landslides wreak havoc in Western and Southwestern Japan
Japan floods and landslides have killed at least 50 people with Hiroshima and Ehime being hard hit
Execution of 7 Aum Shinrikyo members in the Tokyo Sarin attack is bringing Heisei Era to a close
Japanese Buddhist poetry of the fourteenth century: Jakushitsu Genkō (1290-1367)
Japan football team plays in a style of ill repute: No guile or honor against Poland
Sesshū Tōyō and Buddhist art: Is Huike paying respect to Bodhidharma?
Three people die after 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake hits Osaka
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