Month: June 2021
Unemployment increases in Japan while political elites focus on the Olympics
Ethiopia announces unilateral ceasefire in Tigray: Armed forces pull out of Mekelle
Tokyo Olympics: India to the United Kingdom face more daily Covid-19 tests
Peru and election uncertainty remains despite the small socialist majority
Mali hit in two seperate Sunni Islamist attacks
Art of Japan: A flower cut down before full bloom
Hungary says EU must enlarge in the Western Balkans: Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia
Japan finally passes 50 percent of elderly receiving first Covid-19 vaccination
Hunger stalks vast numbers in Madagascar
Over 5.5 million people in an exodus from Venezuela since 2015
Tokyo News: Governor Yuriko Koike to take a short break because of fatigue
Upon Leaving the Wild, Wild East in Afghanistan
PM Lofven of Sweden in historical ousting from power after the no-confidence vote
Tokyo Olympics and first international athlete fails Covid-19 test from a small team
Koike and pointless Olympics: No foreign spectators to no outdoor viewing events in Tokyo
New President of Iran linked to past executions of communists, socialists, and others
France and international donors to help the Lebanese Army
PM Suga to ease Covid-19 State of Emergency: Seeks Olympic spectators
Green Investment Receives a Boost in Kazakhstan
Poetry of Japan in bygone days and rich linkage with Northeast Asia
Japanese art during the Nanboku-chō period
Colombia and deaths of over 6,000 by the military: Ex-President asks for forgiveness
Covid-19 deaths reach 14,000 in Japan: 1 in 28 died outside of hospital
Saudi Crown Prince’s Decision May End his Country’s Support for Wahhabism
Protracted problems in Colombia met by deaths from the state apparatus
IOC announces Refugee Team to compete in Tokyo despite Japan being anti-refugee
Burkina Faso is a neglected crisis: Vast numbers need help
Tokyo Olympics: Official at the JOC aged 52 commits suicide in Tokyo
Sunni Islamists massacre over 130 in Burkina Faso
Births hit a record low in Japan: Ministries ruled by silver spoon elites to grand foreign projects
Tigray Defense Forces Resist Ethiopian Army Offensive as Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethnic Militias Enter the Fray
Japan provides 1 billion dollars to COVAX scheme: Huge debt and little help at home
Islamists in the DRC kill at least 55 people: Anglican Christian pastor killed
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