Month: August 2020
Foreign policy of Japan in the post-Abe period: America, China, Mekong, and Russia
Iran and father gets only 9 years for beheading his daughter
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan to resign
Colombia massacres keep on mounting
Japan art and Tanaka Hōji: Taoism, Hōitsu, and Jurōjin
Belarus standoff continues while Moscow and Washington appear restrained
Aichi ends the Covid-19 State of Emergency
The Philippines hit by terrorist attacks in Jolo
PM Shinzo Abe visits hospital again thus raising concerns about his health
Japan art and Watanabe Shikō (1683-1755): Fusion of ideas
Ebola deaths and infections are increasing in the DRC
Japan and South Korea and the GSOMIA merry-go-round: Japan should focus on China and Russia
800,000 Covid-19 deaths with little let-up in America, Brazil, India, and Mexico
ECOWAS puts pressure on Mali but coup leaders say a transitional president
Tokyo Covid-19 infections and mounting heatstroke deaths
One million internally displaced refugees in Burkina Faso
Japan art and Sukenobu (1671-1750): Women from all walks of life
Increasing serious Covid-19 cases in Osaka and Tokyo
Mali mutiny is morphing into a coup after Political leaders held
Over 50 heatstroke deaths reported in Tokyo with Japan under intense heat
Belarus protests continue against embattled President Lukashenko
Japanese political system and keeping it in the family
Japan Covid-19 infections are high but stable: New high in Kanagawa
Malnutrition is stalking the Democratic Republic of Congo
Japanese contemporary art and stunning trees
Belarus protests continue against Lukashenko: Geopolitical tightrope
Sunni Islamists take a key port in Northern Mozambique
Heatstroke fears in Japan with the added pressure of Covid-19
Belarus protests after President Lukashenko declared the winner once more
Lebanon is in crisis while the Government resigns: The Geopolitical dimension
Japan Art and a radiant moon at nightfall in distant times
Bubonic Plague Deaths in China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mongolia
Japan in new Covid-19 infection high thus curtailing the Obon holiday for many
Japan to mark the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima while protected by US nuclear umbrella
Aichi to declare a Covid-19 State of Emergency from August 6
Fragile Lebanon hit by a huge explosion in Beirut with many dead and injured
Art of Japan and the fusion of ideas by Kanzan Shimomura
Japanese Art and Yumeji Takehisa: The sadness will last forever
Covid-19 in Japan is increasing in many prefectures: Folly of encouraging tourism