Democratic Taiwan needs International Support: China and Taiwan need a Fresh Approach Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Democratic Taiwan should be a role model to be lauded; therefore, it is imperative that this nation is supported internationally by democratic nations if these shared values mean anything. China, for its part, should…
Russian Federation should ignore President Obama’s Russophobia: Putin and Trump to Reset Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Barack Obama of America is leaving office in the style of a Russophobe that says much about the majority of his administration. Indeed, Obama’s approach to the Russian Federation is reminiscent of the…
Austria says Countries should face Consequences to take their own Citizens back: Visegrad and Berlin Boutros Hussein, Chika Mori, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Austria is increasingly in-line with the Visegrad Group (V4 – Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) in seeking to protect Europe from the failed policies of…
Art of Japan and Tosa School: Buddhism, Power Dynamics, and Tosa Mitsunobu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times One of the most famous schools of art in Japan applies to the Tosa school because of areas related to traditional art and the past longevity of this esteemed school. This exemplary art school flowed naturally before…
Information Not Used is Useless by Patrick Dunleavy IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism Last week’s terrorist attack in Berlin by radical Islamist Anis Amri is flooding media outlets with continued questions about what authorities knew and when they knew it. Amri was on German security radar, and his asylum claim was rejected over concerns…
Japan and Rising Numbers of Child Abuse Cases: Increasing Awareness to Social Ills Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Child abuse is sadly an international reality that exists in all societies to varying degrees. Of course, some nations have strong pro-active laws and policies in place to provide support. However, other nations…
Angola and Cronyism: Keeping Enormous Wealth within the Family Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The political elites in Angola, like other nations including Nigeria, is yet another bane to the people of Africa. This reality is based on mass corruption, siphoning and exploiting natural resources, preserving a rich elite based on…
Art of Japan and the Real Eternity’s Gate of Yuzo Saeki in the Mirror of Van Gogh Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Shortly before Van Gogh died he painted “At Eternity’s Gate” in 1890 after doing the same image as a lithograph eight years before. The image of this art piece is extremely powerful…
Is National Guilt Making Germany More Vulnerable To Terrorism? by Abigail R. Esman Special to IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism From the moment it became clear that the mass killings at Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz Christmas market on Monday were the actions of a Muslim terrorist, accusing fingers have pointed at German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And…
Bahrain and Anti Shia Persecution: Regional Intrigues and Western Powers Jibril Khoury, Kanako Itamae, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It appears that the Sunni-led leadership of the Kingdom of Bahrain is intent on increasing tensions with the Shia majority. This reality is based on stripping Ayatollah Sheik Issa Qassim of Bahraini citizenship, suspending…
Art of the Loyal Female Japanese Warrior: Noble Virtues of Tomoe Gozen Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tomoe Gozen is a famous female warrior in Japan who highlights the reality that women played various roles in Japanese society, outside the subservient model often portrayed. Indeed, even before the emergence of the samurai, females had…
Merkel’s “Collateral Damage” in Germany: Cologne to Terrorism in Berlin and non-Refugee Factor Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is extremely noticeable that the mass abuse of women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, including many being raped, to the latest terrorist attack in Berlin that targeted Christmas…
Oil Zone Fighting Threatens Libya with Economic Collapse International Crisis Group Libyans have seen rare glimmers of hope in recent months, with an uptick in oil exports and recent reverses inflicted on the jihadists of the Islamic State. But new fighting over the country’s oil crescent has upset precarious balances and threatens the country with…
Tourism in Japan and Stunning Fukushima: Ura-Bandai, Abukuma Cave, and Koriyama Tomoko Hara and Michel Lebon Modern Tokyo Times Fukushima is a stunning prefecture in Japan that is awash with amazing landscapes where people can escape the stresses of life. Koriyama is the commercial capital of Fukushima prefecture and for many tourists, this city is…
Eishōsai Chōki and Stunning Art of Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Edo Period in Japan enabled a plethora of Japanese woodblock artists to materialize. Astonishingly, in comparison with Christian and Muslim-dominated parts of the world in the same period, many explicit realities became incorporated within the world of ukiyo-e. At the same…
Terrorists Flooded Syria based on Gulf and NATO Intrigues: Destabilization via Sectarianism Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The destabilization policies of major Gulf and NATO powers led to NATO Turkey being an open conduit for terrorists alongside a brutal economic blockade. Not only this, but weapons and international sectarian jihadists utilized…
Foreign Fighters and Sectarian Strikes: Islamic State Makes Gains in ‘Af-Pak’ Region Publication: Terrorism Monitor By: Animesh Roul The Jamestown Foundation Since its formation nearly two years ago, Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, known as IS Khorasan, has struggled to maintain a foothold in an ever-competitive jihadist landscape. Its disregard for local sensitivities and a…
Art of Japan and Kabuki: Realism of Toyokuni Appealed Despite Sharaku Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Toyokuni was born in 1769 and died in 1825 during the Edo Period in Japan. Sadly, despite producing elegant and stylish art he gave a rather negative comment about his artistic merits. Indeed, many art experts have…
Saudi Arabia is the epicenter of Harakah al-Yaqin: Gulf Petrodollars Assisting Jihadists in Myanmar Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Saudi Arabia is the epicenter of intrigues that is spreading untold misery and sowing discord within the Muslim world and non-Muslim world alike. Indeed, with vast sums of Gulf petrodollars entering corrupt…
Russia needs Caution towards Japan based on the American Question: Analogy of China Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will visit Japan in order to hold a summit with the leader of this nation. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan appears more open towards the…
Germany and Sunni Islamization: Gulf Salafism Points to a “State within a State” Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Chancellor Merkel and past German leaders have been overly soft on the spread of Sunni Islamization and tolerating a “state within a state.” In other words, the one-way civilizational war being waged by…
Serbia Dismayed by Croatia over EU Membership: Independence and the Russian Federation Ramazan Khalidov, Chika Mori, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Serbia is dismayed by Croatia over negative progress towards European Union (EU) membership. Yet, with the United Kingdom exiting the EU and other nations threatening to alter course, then…
Japan Artist and Nichiren the Buddhist Preacher: Trilogy of Exile in the Snow on Sado Island Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Nichiren (1222-1282) is one of the most famous Buddhist teachers to emanate from Japan. Yet, he was very outspoken during his lifetime and this led him to be exiled and embroiled in the…
America, China, and Taiwan: Democracy or the Continuation of the one-China Policy? Michiyo Tanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The President-elect of America, Donald Trump, is adamant that he isn’t beholden to a one-China policy under the prevailing conditions. Of course, this currently doesn’t mean that he will alter the current status quo.…
Coptic Christians Killed in Egypt: Islamists Slaughter inside a Christian Holy Place Boutros Hussein, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Coptics Christians were praying to God but for Sunni Islamists nothing is sacred, hence similar butchering that targets Shia Muslims in several nations during holy processions. Indeed, the Christian Coptic holy place…
Women Form A Growing Threat To West In New ISIS Strategy by Abigail R. Esman Special to IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism This is Laura Hansen’s story. It may also be the story of the future of Islamic terrorists in the West. Born and raised in the quiet Dutch city of The Hague, Laura…
Japanese Folklore and Representations of Kintaro in Art and Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kintaro remains extremely popular in modern Japan because of the power of animation and other aspects of modern culture that maintains his rich visibility. In the Edo period the world of noh, kabuki and ukiyo-e provided a rich vein…
Chancellor Merkel in Another Low: Bundeswehr to Train Officers from Saudi Arabia Helmet Joachim Schmidt, Ramazan Khalidov, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany sprouts to the German people that they must accept vast numbers of economic migrants and refugees, while not only reaching out but also understanding different cultures…
President-elect Trump plugs Non-Interventionist Policy outside tackling Terrorism: Russia and Syria Murad Makhumdov, Sawako Uchida, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The President-elect of America, Donald Trump, plugged a non-interventionist military policy outside of tackling terrorism. If this comes to fruition then the endless destabilization policies that have unleashed so many negative and brutal…
The Bastion Missile System: A Symbol of Power and Foreign Policy Tool Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Aleksandr Golts The Jamestown Foundation The militarization of Russia has reached such an extent that not only its military force as such has become a foreign policy tool, but even individual weapons systems are also being used for…
Seventh and Early Eighth Century Japanese Poetry by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kakinomoto no Hitomaro is a highly esteemed poet of the distant past in the land of the rising sun. Indeed, Hitomaro is deemed to be one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals based on his prominence in volumes 1…
Italy says “No” to PM Matteo Renzi: Economic Stagnation, Mass Immigration, and Visegrad Group Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, was firmly rebuked by the majority of Italians who voted on a referendum on constitutional reform. Yet, in truth, just like the Brexit vote in…
