Protests in Iran are aimed at corrupt political elites and theocrats: Poverty and foreign policy Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Protests in Iran are continuing throughout parts of the… Continue reading
The Pope welcomes Sunni migrants while Sunni Islamists seek to cleanse Egypt, Iraq, and Syria of Christians Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The current Roman Catholic Pope who hails… Continue reading
Protestors in Iran declare, “Not Gaza, not Lebanon, my life for Iran” Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Protests in Iran are continuing in several cities with the main ire… Continue reading
Japanese Art of a Zen Buddhist Priest: Richness of the Middle Kingdom Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Middle Kingdom of China impacted greatly on Japanese high culture and this enabled new… Continue reading
Sunni Islamists in Afghanistan target the Shia in Kabul Amina Qamar and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sunni Islamists belonging to ISIS (Islamic State – IS) have targeted Shia Muslims once more… Continue reading
Art of Japan and Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781): Deep admiration of the Muromachi Period (1336-1573) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) is a very intriguing artist because he wasn’t conventional. Equally… Continue reading
OIC is inciting against Myanmar: Negation of 2.8 million with cholera and malnutrition in Yemen Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is seeking to… Continue reading
China needs a fresh approach towards Taiwan: Geopolitics of America and Japan Hiroshi Saito and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of China needs to re-evaluate its relationship… Continue reading
Art of Japan and Kose Kanaoka: Illusive Spirit of a Ninth Century Artist and the Middle Kingdom Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tragically, a fire in the seventeenth century destroyed the last… Continue reading
Myanmar needs a neutral UN Special Rapporteur and not an anti-indigenous Yanghee Lee Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is abundantly clear that Buddhists, Hindus, and various indigenous ethnic… Continue reading
Japanese Art, Pythagoras, and Plotinus: Ideas from Simplicity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Still life art became a specific specialization within Western art by the final decades of the sixteenth century. Of… Continue reading
Prime Minister of Hungary says, “If one attacks Poland, it attacks all of Central Europe” Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The European Union (EU) is threatening Poland by triggering… Continue reading
Cholera reaches 1 million in Yemen: Jerusalem, the Kurds, and the “Arab Street” Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Irrespective of the rights or wrongs of Jerusalem being the capital… Continue reading
Implications of a Special Economic Zone declared by Russia in an area disputed by Japan Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation signed… Continue reading
Yosa Buson and Japanese Poetry: In the footsteps of Matsuo Bashō Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The poetry of Yosa Buson (1716-1784) in Japan is highly acclaimed because his haiku reached the… Continue reading
Myanmar Army was forced to act in Rakhine to protect indigenous non-Muslims from ARSA terrorists Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Myanmar is multi-ethnic and multi-religious and for decades many… Continue reading
Famous Japanese Buddhist Warrior of the Twelfth Century and Japanese Art: Rich Legacy of Benkei Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Saito no Musashibo Benkei (1155-1189) is a famous and highly esteemed Japanese… Continue reading
The Russian Federation thanks America for preventing a terrorist attack: CIA and possible thaw? Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation thanked President Donald… Continue reading
Coalition government in Austria is a boost to pro-European nations in Central and Eastern Europe Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The new coalition government is Austria is a boost… Continue reading
Zimbabwe and the Zanu-PF rubber stamp: Political transition of the ruling elites Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The political succession from Robert Mugabe to the new president of Zimbabwe,… Continue reading
Japanese Landscapes by Kuniyoshi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Kuniyoshi is among the crème de la crème of ukiyo-e artists because his artwork remains powerful in modern times. Kuniyoshi, just like… Continue reading
China and Russia heartened by Tillerson’s remark that America is ready to talk to North Korea Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The crisis on the Korean Peninsula is worrying… Continue reading
Japan hopes to boost ties with Myanmar Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Myanmar is multi-ethnic and multi-religious, with Buddhism being the dominant faith. In Japan, despite… Continue reading
Apple, the Chinese Communist Party, and containing VPN Services Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is abundantly clear that nations, religious groups, politically correctness, and other forces, seek to… Continue reading
Art of Japan and Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Murasaki Shikibu (Lady Murasaki) is the most famous Japanese lady in history because she wrote The Tale… Continue reading
Japanese Art and the two paths of Buddhism and Shintoism: Faith in the Snow without Abraham Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The latest art piece by Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary Japanese artist… Continue reading
Iraq and Iran in Kirkuk oil deal based on military gains: Ideology is extinct so pity the Kurds! Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Iraq and Iran have signed an… Continue reading
Japan seeking to upgrade its military via air-launched missiles: North Korea and China Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Defense Ministry of Japan is seeking to upgrade its military… Continue reading
North Korea says war is a “fact” after drills by the U.S. and South Korea: China calls for calm Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times China is calling for calm… Continue reading
Contemporary Japanese Artist and Buddhism: Nichiren in the Snow during Exile on Sado Island Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Nichiren (1222-1282) is one of the most famous Buddhist teachers to emanate from… Continue reading
Hindus who fled ARSA in Rakhine to return to Maungdaw: Myanmar is Protecting Hindus from terrorism Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Islamic terrorists and Bengali Muslims who terrorized minority… Continue reading
British Foreign Aid is helping Sunni Islamist groups that stone women to death in Syria Boutros Hussein and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times According to a BBC Panorama investigation into a police… Continue reading
