Spain and the Catalan Parliament need to build bridges before events spiral further Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The political crisis in Spain needs to be solved amicably between the government of Spain and the Catalan parliament. Militancy, on either side, will only pave the way for more tensions. Hence, it…
Yorozu Tetsugoro and Japanese Art: independent artistic soul Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Yorozu Tetsugoro was born in 1885 and died of tuberculosis in 1927 after severe complications from pneumonia that finally took its toll. Sadly, all too often many artists in this period died young and the same fate awaited…
Russia and Uzbekistan Hold First Joint Military Exercise in 12 Years, Plan Further Cooperation Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 14 Issue: 122 By: John C. K. Daly The Jamestown Foundation Following the death of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, in September 2016, his successor, Shavkat Mirziyaev, has begun cautiously reversing many of his predecessor’s nationalist policies.…
Las Vegas hit by terror after mass slaughter: 59 dead and 23 firearms in hotel room Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is extremely mind-boggling to non-Americans how a nation can enable anybody to arm themselves to the teeth, with some of the most deadly firearms on this earth. Of course,…
Poetry – No grave, no name, just my dust to fly away! One by one people fade away Another step, another day Nothing left apart from dismay The patter of young feet ending so young To the older generation melting away Hence, I have little to say Even my memory is fragmented Time doesn’t heal;…
Contemporary Japanese Artist inspired by the Kano School: Shinto Priest and Adorable Landscape Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Kano School of Art is extremely renown for its deep roots that began in the later parts of the 15th century, to the ultimate demise of this art form when modernization altered the landscape of…
Suspected Sunni Islamist kills 2 young ladies in France after brutal attack in Marseilles Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times A suspected Sunni Islamist in France stabbed two young ladies to death while praising Allah in the city of Marseilles. Indeed, if it wasn’t for the rapid response of internal security services…
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