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August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 leejayuk

Tosa School and Japanese Art: Buddhism, Dynamics of Power and Tosa Mitsunobu

August 1, 2016 leejayuk

Nigeria Inquiry Concludes that Nigerian Troops Massacred over 340 Shia Muslims

July 31, 2016July 31, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Art and Saburosuke Okada: Historical Change and Power of Paris

July 31, 2016 leejayuk

Circassians Divided Over Turkish Coup Attempt and Its Aftermath

July 31, 2016 leejayuk

First Female Elected Governor of Tokyo: Yuriko Koike Promises to Reinvigorate Tokyo

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 leejayuk

Visegrad Unity is Essential for Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Slovenia need Embedding

July 30, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Tourism and History: Negoro-ji and Buddhism in Stunning Wakayama

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 leejayuk

Zimbabwe’s Threadbare Theatre of Reform

July 29, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Female Warrior and Art: Tomoe Gozen and the Onna-Bugeisha

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 leejayuk

France to Form a National Guard in Order to Assist against Sunni Islamist Terrorists

July 28, 2016July 30, 2016 leejayuk

Nice Holiday for Merkel during Death and Terror in Germany, then says No Refugee Change

July 27, 2016 leejayuk

Japan in ¥28 Trillion Economic Package and a Ridiculously Small Increase in Hourly Rate for the Poor

July 27, 2016 leejayuk

Buddhist Warrior Monk Benkei (1155-1189) in Japanese Art: Buddhism to Yamabushi

July 27, 2016 leejayuk

Militarization of the Caspian Sea: A Zero-Sum Game?

July 26, 2016July 30, 2016 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists butcher Christian Priest in France: Hungary and Visegrad Needed

July 25, 2016July 26, 2016 leejayuk

Male in his 20s Kills at Least 15 People in a Disabled Residential Care Center in Japan

July 25, 2016 leejayuk

Israel Seeks to Create an Islamist and Sectarian Free Zone in Southern Syria: Independent Syria

July 24, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Art and Buddhism: Sengai Gibon, Individualism, and Rinzai Buddhism

July 24, 2016 leejayuk

Pakistan’s LeJ Baluchistan Operations Ready for Resurgence

July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists Target the Shia in Afghanistan: ISIS Kill at least 80 Shia Muslims

July 23, 2016 leejayuk

Germany in Shock: Many People Killed in Munich Attack but Motives Remain Unclear

July 22, 2016 leejayuk

Edgar Degas Adored Japanese Art: Ideas of Distance, Impressionism, and art of the Renaissance

July 22, 2016 leejayuk

Venezuela: Edge of the Precipice

July 21, 2016 leejayuk

Nichiren in Japanese Art: Exile to Sado Island of Buddhist Holy Man in Art

July 21, 2016 leejayuk

United Kingdom should stop Softbank from Buying ARM: Mass Debt and National Interests

July 20, 2016 leejayuk

President Erdogan of Turkey Declares a State of Emergency

July 20, 2016 leejayuk

Moscow ‘Bypassing’ Armenia to Reach Azerbaijan, Iran and India

July 19, 2016July 14, 2017 leejayuk

Modern Japanese Artist and Utrillo: Seasonal Change of Notre-Dame de Clignantcourt

July 19, 2016 leejayuk

Gulf and Western-Backed Terrorists in Syria Behead a Palestinian Boy after Taunting Him

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 leejayuk

Turkey under Despotic President Erdogan: Coup Plotters Rushed on Fear of Immediate Arrests

July 17, 2016 leejayuk

Nagorno-Karabakh: New Opening, or More Peril?

July 17, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Artist and Maurice Utrillo: The Mundane Becomes Illuminated

July 16, 2016 leejayuk

Military Coup in Turkey: President Erdogan and Divided Nation

July 16, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Buddhism, Kukai (774-835), and Koyasan: A lone cloud has no place to settle

July 15, 2016 leejayuk

Central Mali: An Uprising in the Making?

July 15, 2016 leejayuk

Suspected Sunni Islamist Terrorist Attack in France: 80 People Perish on Bastille Day

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 leejayuk

Utamaro and Impact of Japanese Art: Impressionism and Bijin-ga

July 13, 2016 leejayuk

Japan Artist, Christian Church in Heptonstall and Clarity to Blurred Lines: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, and Shinto

July 12, 2016 leejayuk

India Treads a Delicate Line With State-Sponsorship of Anti-Maoist Groups

July 11, 2016 leejayuk

Apathy of Japan Election: Abe Claims Mandate on Low Turnout

July 9, 2016July 30, 2016 leejayuk

Austria, Visegrad and Merkel’s Diktat: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and European Culture

July 8, 2016 leejayuk

Geopolitics in the realm of Art: China and Japan are based on “Catching a Catfish with a Gourd” by Josetsu

July 7, 2016 leejayuk

Will Turkey’s New Diplomatic Push Reduce Its American MB Support?

July 6, 2016 leejayuk

Middle Kingdom (China) and Artistic Impact on Japan: Xia Gui and Ma Yuan

July 5, 2016July 30, 2016 leejayuk

Merkel, Trojan Spyware, and Refugees: Political Correct Coercion and GDR Mirror

July 4, 2016 leejayuk

Preventing Renewed War in South Sudan

July 4, 2016 leejayuk

British and Japanese Art: Northern Cities to Artist from Sendai

July 3, 2016 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists Target non-Muslims for Slaughter in Bangladesh: Many Japanese Killed

July 2, 2016September 20, 2016 leejayuk

Russian Federation desires the Status Quo with Finland: NATO Expansion

July 1, 2016 leejayuk

Russia and Turkey Mend Fences as US-Russian Relations Nosedive

June 30, 2016 leejayuk

Zen Buddhist Priest and Japanese Art: Tensho Shubun and Influence of China

June 29, 2016 leejayuk

Islamist Terrorist Attack hits Turkey: Many Killed after Ataturk International Airport Attack

June 28, 2016 leejayuk

U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Commander Boasts of Fighting With Al-Qaeda Affiliate

June 27, 2016 leejayuk

Japan in Shock about the United Kingdom Leaving the European Union: Urgent Meeting Held

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 leejayuk

Japan Art and the Spirit Of Shinto: Ukiyo-e in the Light of Nature and Shintoism

June 25, 2016 leejayuk

Political Stalemate Heightens Appeal of Religious Extremism for Western Sahara Youth

June 24, 2016 leejayuk

UK Votes to Leave the European Union: Scottish Independence and Possible United Ireland

June 23, 2016 leejayuk

Contradictory US Entanglements in the Middle East: Anti-Shia Forces, Iran, and Saudi Arabia

June 22, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Art, Culture and Religion: Fusions of Distant Times and Modern Society

June 21, 2016 leejayuk

Terrorist Attacks in West Kazakhstan Call for Urgent Reforms

June 20, 2016 leejayuk

Anti Shia Persecution and Direct Intimidation in Bahrain: Sunni-West Alienation

June 19, 2016 leejayuk

Flourishing of Art and Culture under Japanese Warlord Oda Nobunaga in the 16th Century

June 18, 2016 leejayuk

Foreign Minister of Germany Rebukes NATO over its anti-Russian Federation Stance

June 17, 2016 leejayuk

Arrests Show Jihadists Infiltrating Syrian Refugees

June 16, 2016 leejayuk

United Nations Finally Says that ISIS is Committing Genocide against the Embattled Yazidis

June 15, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Art and Shadows of Sorrow: No Artistic Redemption for Yumeji Takehisa

June 14, 2016 leejayuk

Moscow Anticipates Anti-Russian NATO Summit

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Art: Spirit Of Shinto and Ukiyo-e in the Light Of Nature

June 12, 2016June 12, 2016 leejayuk

Legacy of Deng Xiaoping needs the Next Stage: Business and Social Reforms

June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 leejayuk

Siege of Mecca, Gulf Petrodollars, US and UK Intrigues, Sunni Islamist Takfiris and Destabilization

June 10, 2016 leejayuk

UN says Eritrea is Committing Mass Crimes Against Humanity: Eritrea Refutes the Inquiry

June 9, 2016 leejayuk

Art of Japan and Power of Mount Fuji

June 8, 2016 leejayuk

Pakistan’s Jihadist Heartland: Southern Punjab

June 7, 2016 leejayuk

Concerns of Russian Federation: America, China, Japan, Naval Issues and the South China Sea

June 6, 2016 leejayuk

Shintoism and Japanese Folklore: Art, Ghost Stories and the Richness of Culture

June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 leejayuk

China Dictates Terms for Sino-Japanese Relations During First Japanese Foreign Minister Visit in Four Years

June 4, 2016 leejayuk

Angola and Keeping Extreme Wealth within the Family

June 3, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Animation: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai

June 2, 2016 leejayuk

Leader of U.S. Supported Syrian Rebel Group Backs Al-Qaida

June 1, 2016 leejayuk

Japanese Art, Eisen and the Mirage of Life: View of Shogetsu Pond to Subculture

May 31, 2016 leejayuk

Buddhist Light from Times of Despair: Death and Folklore in Japan

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 leejayuk

Christian Lady Paraded Naked by Muslim Mob in Egypt: President el-Sisi Vows Justice

May 29, 2016 leejayuk

Oman as a Counter-Terrorism Model for the GCC States

May 28, 2016 leejayuk

Kobayashi Kiyochika and Japanese Art: Meiji Entanglements

May 27, 2016 leejayuk

Business Sentiment Remains Negative in Japan: Wise Words of Shirakawa

May 26, 2016 leejayuk

South Sudan’s South: Conflict in the Equatorias

May 25, 2016 leejayuk

Kintaro in Japanese Folklore and Art

May 24, 2016 leejayuk

Yuzo Saeki and Art of Japan: France, Poor Health, and Isolation in Paris

May 23, 2016 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists Slaughter Many in Syria after Targeting Alawites: Russian Federation and ISIS

May 22, 2016 leejayuk

Recent Attacks Illuminate the Islamic State’s Europe Attack Network

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