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February 26, 2019 leejayuk

PM Abe to ignore the voice of Okinawa and increase tensions based on placating America

February 24, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese poetry and Abe no Nakamaro (698-770): Impact of the Middle Kingdom

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese contemporary artist and L.S. Lowry: A new light and different cultural perspectives

January 28, 2019 leejayuk

Art of Japan and the delightful art of Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)

January 17, 2019 leejayuk

Poetry and the liberals will reap what they sow: The Toad Fears the Death Knell of Europe

January 2, 2019 leejayuk

Japan poetry and the female poet Komachi: Heartfelt passion from the distant past

December 23, 2018 leejayuk

Japan poetry and Yosa Buson: Footsteps of Matsuo Bashō

December 5, 2018 leejayuk

Poetry of Japan and influence of the Middle Kingdom: Abe no Nakamaro (698-770)

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 leejayuk

Ando Hiroshige and Japan art: Sexuality, landscapes, and becoming a Buddhist Monk

November 16, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Japan and Sado Island: Trilogy of Nichiren in the Snow during his exile

November 15, 2018 leejayuk

China, India, and the Russian Federation understand Myanmar’s struggle against Islamist terrorism

November 8, 2018 leejayuk

Zen Buddhism and Japanese Art: Taking Rinzai Buddhism to the rural poor

November 7, 2018 leejayuk

Japan art and one-sided love: Frailty of life despite his boundless love of Paris

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 leejayuk

The poetry of old Japan: Yamabe no Akahito and the devoutly Buddhist Emperor Shōmu

October 26, 2018 leejayuk

Prime Minister Abe of Japan meets President Xi of China: A wary eye remains

October 20, 2018 leejayuk

Artist from Japan inspired by L.S. Lowry: Northern England in a Japanese context

September 25, 2018 leejayuk

Japanese poet of bygone years: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

August 3, 2018 leejayuk

Japanese art and the stunning artistic beauty of Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)

July 27, 2018 leejayuk

Japanese art and the exile of a holy Buddhist priest

July 23, 2018 leejayuk

Japan art of the twelfth century: Annual rites and ceremonies

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Japan and the remaining shadow of Shintoism

July 11, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Japan and changing times: Yokohama-e and Western encroachment

June 11, 2018 leejayuk

Karoshi and dying in Japan from overwork: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

June 3, 2018 leejayuk

Japanese Art and Ando Hiroshige: Multiple Dimensions

May 20, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Zen Buddhism in Japan: Hakuin Ekaku

April 29, 2018 leejayuk

Mountains of Japan in art: Spirituality of Buddhism and Shintoism in a natural landscape

April 19, 2018 leejayuk

Japanese Poetry and Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902): The shadow of death

April 12, 2018 leejayuk

Old Japan and Poetry of bygone days: Yamabe no Akahito

April 2, 2018 leejayuk

Seventh to early Eighth Century Poet from Japan: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

March 28, 2018 leejayuk

Ninth Century Japanese Art: Kose Kanaoka and the Cultural Richness of the Middle Kingdom

March 25, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Japan and Asai Chu: The altered artistic landscape

March 18, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Japan and richness of religion: Modern times and fusions of the past

March 12, 2018 leejayuk

Japan poetry and impact of the Middle Kingdom: Abe no Nakamaro (698-770)

March 11, 2018 leejayuk

March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011: Japanese Fire Brigade Heroes of Otsuchi to Fleeing Embassies

March 2, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Japan and the influence of the Middle Kingdom (China): Xia Gui and Ma Yuan

February 20, 2018February 22, 2018 leejayuk

Exile of the Holy Buddhist leader Nichiren in Japan and his representation in Art

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 leejayuk

Art of Japan and Ando Hiroshige: Landscapes to being a Buddhist Monk

January 23, 2018 leejayuk

Tourism in Japan and Wakayama: the ticking heart of Buddhism in Koyasan and Negoro-ji

January 22, 2018January 23, 2018 leejayuk

Darkness of Gulf Islamism and base of Sudan: Christianity, Sufi Strains, and Takfiris in Cameroon

January 18, 2018 leejayuk

Importance of IVF in the land of the rising sun

December 24, 2017 leejayuk

Art of Japan and Kose Kanaoka: Illusive Spirit of a Ninth Century Artist and the Middle Kingdom

December 20, 2017 leejayuk

Implications of a Special Economic Zone declared by Russia in an area disputed by Japan

December 19, 2017 leejayuk

Yosa Buson and Japanese Poetry: In the footsteps of Matsuo Bashō

December 17, 2017 leejayuk

Famous Japanese Buddhist Warrior of the Twelfth Century and Japanese Art: Rich Legacy of Benkei

December 11, 2017 leejayuk

Apple, the Chinese Communist Party, and containing VPN Services

December 7, 2017 leejayuk

North Korea says war is a “fact” after drills by the U.S. and South Korea: China calls for calm

December 6, 2017 leejayuk

Contemporary Japanese Artist and Buddhism: Nichiren in the Snow during Exile on Sado Island

December 3, 2017 leejayuk

Shia Houthis in Yemen face a new threat: Forces loyal to Saleh are open to Saudi-led coalition

December 2, 2017December 2, 2017 leejayuk

Yukio Mishima and the spirit of a genius based on the soul of history: The last great Japanese writer

November 26, 2017February 19, 2019 leejayuk

Japan Artist and the Frailty of Life: Yuzo Saeki and his one-sided love affair with France

November 24, 2017 leejayuk

Political elites in Germany may shore each other up: Nation deserves more than Merkel clinging on

November 15, 2017 leejayuk

Japanese Folklore, Shintoism, and Ghost Themes in Art

November 12, 2017 leejayuk

Art of Japan and Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)

November 8, 2017January 14, 2018 leejayuk

Dangerous times in Myanmar for Buddhists, Hindus, and Tribal people in Rakhine

November 1, 2017January 14, 2018 leejayuk

Buddhists, Hindus, and Tribal people can’t trust ARSA and Bengali Muslim objectives in Myanmar

October 31, 2017 leejayuk

International Aid is assisting Sunni Islamism and Year Zero: Government to the Taliban

October 29, 2017 leejayuk

Japanese Megabanks threaten major job losses based on changing times and profitability

October 29, 2017 leejayuk

Japanese Art and the portrayal of modernity through the prism of Yokohama-e

October 27, 2017January 14, 2018 leejayuk

China, India, and Russia support Myanmar’s struggle against Islamic terrorism and path to stability

October 26, 2017October 20, 2018 leejayuk

Japanese Artist inspired by L.S. Lowry: Japanese context of Northern England

October 25, 2017 leejayuk

Sentenced to Death for Drinking Water and Blasphemy in Pakistan: Asia Bibi and Persecution

October 24, 2017 leejayuk

Japan, South Korea, and the United States aim to show unity towards North Korea

October 19, 2017 leejayuk

Prime Minister Abe of Japan in confident mood prior to the Election

October 16, 2017 leejayuk

Poetry – The Toad Fears the Death Knell of Europe

October 15, 2017 leejayuk

Sunni Islamist terrorist attack kills at least 230 people in Somalia

October 14, 2017October 15, 2017 leejayuk

Abe no Nakamaro (698-770) and Japan Poetry: Influence of the Middle Kingdom

October 11, 2017 leejayuk

Japanese Female Literature: Trials and Tribulations of Michitsuna no Haha 935-995

October 10, 2017 leejayuk

Russian Federation accuses America of assisting ISIS movements entering Syria

October 3, 2017 leejayuk

Las Vegas hit by terror after mass slaughter: 59 dead and 23 firearms in hotel room

October 1, 2017 leejayuk

Suspected Sunni Islamist kills 2 young ladies in France after brutal attack in Marseilles

September 30, 2017 leejayuk

America and China in Signs of a Joint Approach to North Korea: THAAD and Double Freeze

September 27, 2017 leejayuk

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike hopes to “Reset Japan” by taming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

September 25, 2017September 27, 2017 leejayuk

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to utilize the North Korea effect and stem the Party of Hope

September 23, 2017 leejayuk

China hints that Japan should focus on Dialogue towards North Korea: China and Russia

September 21, 2017January 14, 2018 leejayuk

Myanmar anti-Buddhist Propaganda in Full Flow: Media, Syria, and Organization of Islamic Cooperation

September 18, 2017 leejayuk

Burundi nationals killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Inquiry Opened

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 leejayuk

South Korea rightly provides Humanitarian Aid to the poor in North Korea: Japan is irked

September 12, 2017 leejayuk

IVF accounts for roughly 5 percent of all births in Japan: Room for Improvement

September 10, 2017 leejayuk

Tokiwa Mitsunaga and Art in Twelfth Century Japan: High Culture of A Clouded Sky

September 9, 2017 leejayuk

Western Encroachment and Japanese Art: Yokohama-e and Sadahide

September 8, 2017 leejayuk

President Trump responds quickly to Hurricane crisis: $15 billion in Hurricane related aid

September 7, 2017 leejayuk

U.S. Nuclear Weapons could be deployed in Japan claims Former Secretary-General Ishiba

September 2, 2017 leejayuk

Russia says America must open dialogue with North Korea: Japan and South Korea

September 1, 2017February 14, 2019 leejayuk

Contemporary Japanese Artist and L.S. Lowry: Distance, Light, and Ideas

August 30, 2017 leejayuk

Trump and Mattis not on the same Hymn Sheet over North Korea: South Korea and Japan

August 29, 2017 leejayuk

China and Russia take a nuanced approach to North Korea after missile flew over Japan

August 28, 2017January 14, 2018 leejayuk

Hindus killed in Myanmar after ARSA attack: Army evacuates 4,000 Buddhists and Hindus

August 27, 2017 leejayuk

Zen Buddhism and Japanese Art: the Inspirational Life of Hakuin Ekaku

August 24, 2017 leejayuk

Russian Federation declares a Special Economic Zone in Disputed Area with Japan

August 22, 2017 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists using Children and Babies to Butcher in Nigeria

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