Russian Military Presence in Syria Increasing With Carrier Deploying to Eastern Mediterranean Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Pavel Felgenhauer The Jamestown Foundation It took several month of intermittent talks between the United States… Continue reading
Fashion in Tokyo: Trendy Districts of Aoyama and Daikanyama Kanako Itamae and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times The fashion scene in Tokyo is extremely vibrant based on so many amazing districts. Internationally, the… Continue reading
Modern Japanese Artist and Buddhism: Nichiren and Isolation of Exile on Sado Island Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The contemporary Japanese artist, Sawako Utsumi, focuses in this art piece on the famous… Continue reading
Pity Yemen: UK and US Support the Anti-Christian and Anti-Shia Nation of Saudi Arabia Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It matters not if you vote for the… Continue reading
Brotherhood Members Gather in D.C. to Blast Egyptian Government by John Rossomando IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism Roughly two dozen Egyptians opposed to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, some with Muslim Brotherhood connections,… Continue reading
Finland and the Russian Federation: Moscow Seeks the Status Quo based on NATO Encroachment Ramazan Khalidov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation is… Continue reading
Japanese Artist Inspired by the Middle Kingdom of China and European Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Gyoshu Hayami (1894-1935) was extremely inquisitive and this applies to various art… Continue reading
After Libya’s Oil Grab, Compromise Could Lead to a Restart of Exports Senior Libya analyst Claudia Gazzini International Crisis Group What has happened on the ground in Libya? Key crude oil export terminals… Continue reading
Christians Butchered in the Central African Republic by Muslim Seleka Forces Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of the Central African Republic remains on tenterhooks… Continue reading
Geopolitical Complexities of Turkmenistan: East nor West Nuray Lydia Oglu, Hiroshi Saito, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Turkmenistan is of major geopolitical significance because of its shared borders… Continue reading
Art of Japan and Dutch Art: Van Gogh and his Altered Reality of Hiroshige Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ando (Utagawa) Hiroshige (1797-1858) is one of the most famous Japanese ukiyo-e artists… Continue reading
China and India’s Border Infrastructure Race Publication: China Brief By: Sudha Ramachandran The Jamestown Foundation In July, China reportedly crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between India and… Continue reading
Shia Persecution: Remembering the Execution of Sheikh al-Nimr by the State Apparatus of Saudi Arabia Ramazan Khalidov, Takeshi Hasegawa, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The holy Shia cleric named Sheikh… Continue reading
Visegrad Unity Needed after Luxembourg Tirade against Hungary: Sunni Takfiris and Genuine Refugees Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In Hungary children currently can go to school without… Continue reading
Isolated Japanese Buddhist Monk in Art and Shinto Shrine by Sawako Utsumi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) utilized part of his art by focusing on simplicity but within the… Continue reading
Raids, Arrests Show 9/11’s Lessons Are Global by Abigail R. Esman Special to IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism They are known as “the 102 minutes that changed America.” Fifteen years later, it… Continue reading
Photos of non-Modernity in Japan during the Meiji and Taisho Periods Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The photography of Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929) provides an alternative glimpse into the changing reality of Japan… Continue reading
Mountain Range, the Tengu, Shintoism, and Tokyo Tourism: Mount Takao and Culture Olivier LeCourt and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times Japanese tourism is internationally famous because of many different angles. This applies to… Continue reading
A Crystallizing Russo-Chinese Alliance Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Stephen Blank The Jamestown Foundation Whenever a Russian president travels to Asiatic Russia or the Asia-Pacific region, he traditionally enunciates important precepts of Russian… Continue reading
North Korea Suspected of Possible Nuclear Test: Japan needs a Fresh Approach Ri Kuk-Chok, Kanako Itamae, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times According to various reports, it appears that North Korea did… Continue reading
Japan Art and Paris: Yuko Saeki, A Love of France that Evaded Him and Frailty of Life Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yuzo Saeki is one of the most intriguing artists to… Continue reading
Obama’s Real Legacy is Military Arm Sales to Saudi Arabia: Rand Paul, Human Rights, and Yemen Murad Makhmudov, Sawako Uchida, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Obama of America espouses human… Continue reading
Political Turmoil in KRG Risks Hindering Kurdish Efforts Against Islamic State Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 14 Issue: 17 By: Göktuğ Sönmez The Jamestown Foundation Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq have been some of… Continue reading
France and Tunisia seek Cooperation on ISIS Fanatics Fleeing Libya: Fear in Europe Noriko Watanabe, Salma Zribi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times France and Tunisia seek greater regional efforts to… Continue reading
Meiji Ukiyo-e Art is Undervalued Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Meiji Period (1868-1912) was very dynamic in many ways because of new thinking, modernization, radical change, and a plethora of other… Continue reading
Art of Japan and Ogata Korin: The Importance of Hoitsu in Saving Korin Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The art of Ogata Korin remains potent because of clarity and his own unique… Continue reading
With The Terror Threat Growing, Europe Changes Course by Abigail R. Esman Special to IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism Sixteen years ago, when Dutch commentator Paul Scheffer published his “Multicultural Drama” declaring… Continue reading
Turkey says Russian Federation Notified Syria Prior to Entering: Ankara to Restore Ties? Nuray Lydia Oglu, Takeshi Hasegawa, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Prime Minister of Turkey, Binali Yildirim, claims… Continue reading
Russian Federation and Japan to Further Economic Cooperation: Territorial Dispute Secondary to Trust Galina Zobova, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Japan are in discussion about… Continue reading
Art of Japan and the Complexity of Life: Yumeji Takehisa Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In all nations, you have elites which control and often abuse power based on “special interests” and… Continue reading
New Generation of Politicians Set to Play Growing Role in Kazakhstan Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Alexander Kim The Jamestown Foundation After long years of model stability, Kazakhstan is currently facing increasing turbulence… Continue reading
U.K. and Double Game of Terrorist Ratlines and GCHQ Spying: Control of Smartphones Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Edward Snowden warns about the role of big government in the… Continue reading
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