Trump administration in fresh anti-Russia rhetoric: Russian Federation and the Baltics Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin is increasingly disillusioned by the posturing… Continue reading
Twelfth Century Japanese Art of Tokiwa Mitsunaga: A Clouded Sky Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The twelfth-century Japanese artist, Tokiwa Mitsunaga, resided in a world of power politics related to… Continue reading
Apple abiding by the Authoritarianism of the Chinese Communist Party: VPN Services Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is abundantly clear that nations, religious groups, politically correctness, and other… Continue reading
Moscow Considers Trump Too Weak to Be Useful Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Pavel Felgenhauer The Jamestown Foundation The US House of Representatives has with an overwhelming majority passed a bill reinforcing sanctions… Continue reading
Political Malaise in Japan: Leader of Main Opposition Party Resigns Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The current leader of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is under pressure because of… Continue reading
Art of Japan and the enigmatic Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: Creativity to Depression Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi literally lived in two worlds. This applies to not only the… Continue reading
European Art: Paul Gauguin and L.S. Lowry Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) became one of the greatest artists in Britain during the twentieth century despite facing many obstacles related… Continue reading
56 Killed by Sunni Islamists in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Terrorists hit Kabul and Lahore Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sunni Islamists in Afghanistan and Pakistan have butchered more than… Continue reading
Japanese Poetry by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro: Seventh and Early Eighth Century Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kakinomoto no Hitomaro is a highly esteemed poet of the distant past in the land of… Continue reading
Hungary Defends Poland against EU Inquisition: Orban says, “Will Europe be inhabited by Europeans?” Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Victor Orban of Hungary hit out at the… Continue reading
Cameroon on the Frontline in Fighting Boko Haram Takfiri Terrorism: Amnesty International Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Cameroon is on the frontline in fighting the barbarity… Continue reading
Japanese Art and Tosa School: Buddhism, Culture, and Power Dynamics Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times One of the most famous schools of art in Japan applies to the Tosa school because of… Continue reading
Japanese Art and Depicting Kabuki: Two Contrasting Styles 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… Continue reading
3.5 Million Japanese Children face Poverty: Japan Announces $1 Billion for International Children Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan pledges $1 billion dollars to support the… Continue reading
North Korea should Open Up to the New Leader of South Korea: Military Talks Proposed Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The new leader of South Korea, President Moon Jae-in,… Continue reading
Utamaro and Japanese Art: Mystery and Bijin-ga Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The distinguished art of Utamaro Kitagawa is known internationally based on his stunning art. This notably applies to the depiction… Continue reading
Children in Japan Betrayed by Bureaucracy: Only Half of Fatal Child Abuse Cases Reviewed Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times According to an important investigation by the Yomiuri Shimbun media… Continue reading
Jaish al-Adl’s Reemergence Threatens Iran-Pakistan Relations Publication: Terrorism Monitor By: Farhan Zahid The Jamestown Foundation Pakistan’s tense relations with its neighbor Iran were further impacted on April 27 when militants from Jaish al-Adl… Continue reading
The Russian Federation and Iran should put pressure on Turkey to leave Syria Nuray Lydia Oglu, Michiyo Tanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation needs… Continue reading
Contemporary Japanese Artist and Utrillo: Fresh Eyes of Notre-Dame de Clignantcourt Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Notre-Dame de Clignantcourt in the life of Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) wasn’t a particular historical and famous… Continue reading
Former Secretary-General Ishiba of the LDP questions Prime Minister Abe of Japan Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The reverberations of the terrible showing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party… Continue reading
President Macron of France Impresses President Trump of America in Paris: European Breathing Space Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Emmanuel Macron of France turned on the style and… Continue reading
Japanese Art, Culture, and the Shadow of Shintoism in Modern Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Buddhist temples from various sects appear to dominate the religious discourse in Japan but inwardly the… Continue reading
Islamic Radicalization in the Military Surfaces Again IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism In November 2009, U.S. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan opened fire on fellow soldiers at a Fort Hood, Texas processing… Continue reading
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and the Defeat of ISIS in Mosul: Holy Shia Cleric and Resistance Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the most senior holy… Continue reading
Ukiyo-e Art of the Meiji Era 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… Continue reading
Anti-Erdogan Rally Ends in Turkey: Kilicdaroglu Opposes the “Second Coup” Nuray Lydia Oglu, Sawako Uchida, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is increasingly creating the space… Continue reading
Torrential Rain, Floods, and Landslides hit Northern Kyushu in Japan Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The region of northern Kyushu was hit hard by torrential rain that triggered floods… Continue reading
Art of Japan and Kyoto: Nichiren Buddhism and Rinpa Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japanese historical art is blessed with many forms inspired internally and from the richness of ancient China and… Continue reading
Swarms at War: Chinese Advances in Swarm Intelligence Publication: China Brief Volume: 17 Issue: 9 By: Elsa Kania The Jamestown Foundation The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) anticipates that future warfare will be… Continue reading
Japan and the European Union sign biggest Open Economic Area in the World: America and Trump Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The European Union (EU) and Japan have agreed… Continue reading
Child Abduction in Japan and Parental Alienation Syndrome: Foreign Parents still Suffer Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The issue of child abduction is international and based on the growing… Continue reading
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