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February 18, 2020 leejayuk

Christian pastor and many civilians killed after another Islamist attack in Burkina Faso

February 16, 2020 leejayuk

Coronavirus and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: 8 new cases in Tokyo and more nationally

February 13, 2020 leejayuk

The first death in Japan from coronavirus (Covid-19) while internal infections increase

February 10, 2020 leejayuk

Over 900 dead from Coronavirus in China and over 40,000 cases internationally

February 9, 2020 leejayuk

Brutal killing of 26 people in Thailand by soldier over an alleged financial dispute

February 6, 2020 leejayuk

Tokyo Olympic jitters over the Coronavirus crisis with some 45 related cases in Japan

February 4, 2020August 16, 2020 leejayuk

Politics is being diluted in Japan based on endless hereditary politics

February 2, 2020 leejayuk

Poetry and culture in the bygone years of Japan through the prism of Buddhism

January 30, 2020 leejayuk

Japanese artist through a period of political change

January 29, 2020 leejayuk

Local Government of Osaka at odds with the Japanese Government over Coronavirus

January 28, 2020 leejayuk

The United Kingdom and the Huawei 5G fine balance between America and China

January 22, 2020 leejayuk

Christian pastor beheaded by Sunni Islamists in Nigeria

January 20, 2020 leejayuk

WHO meets over new coronavirus in China that is spreading

January 19, 2020 leejayuk

Clashes in Beirut based on the economic crisis and political impasse in Lebanon 

January 13, 2020 leejayuk

Art of Japan and reflecting on a different age

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 leejayuk

Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan is re-elected based on pro-independence and the Hong Kong effect

January 10, 2020 leejayuk

Japan PM to visit Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates: US and Iran

January 9, 2020 leejayuk

Japan seeks restraint from America and Iran before the planned Self Defense Force mission

January 8, 2020 leejayuk

Over 6,000 people perish from Measles in the Democratic Republic of Congo

January 7, 2020 leejayuk

Lebanon blighted by internal issues but Hezbollah threatens to embroil the nation for Iran 

January 5, 2020 leejayuk

Another brutal Sunni Islamist terrorist attack kills children on a bus in Burkina Faso

January 3, 2020 leejayuk

US airstrike takes out Qassem Soleimani of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Iraq 

January 2, 2020 leejayuk

Austria Conservative and Green coalition: “To protect the climate and borders” – Visegrad nations 

January 2, 2020 leejayuk

Buddhism and poetry in Japan during the Nara Period

January 1, 2020 leejayuk

North Korea leaves the US door open despite possible new nuclear tests: Japan is looking on

January 1, 2020 leejayuk

Arab League warns Turkey not to send terrorists to Libya: Sullying of NATO

December 30, 2019 leejayuk

Tourism in Japan: Buddhist holy place and stunning mountain views

December 27, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese art, culture, and ghost stories: The influence of Shinto

December 26, 2019 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists butcher mainly women in a fresh massacre in Burkina Faso 

December 23, 2019 leejayuk

The brief fleeting flower of the Japanese artist Shigeru Aoki

December 22, 2019 leejayuk

Germany, the EU, and Russia condemn US sanctions over Nord Stream 2

December 17, 2019February 2, 2021 leejayuk

Myanmar is a distortion for Islamic and Western nations to hide their crimes: CHT, ICJ, and OIC

December 16, 2019 leejayuk

Contemporary Japanese art and the mirage of time in the bleak midwinter

December 12, 2019 leejayuk

Japan to Sweden and the Sterilization of the “unworthy”

December 7, 2019 leejayuk

Japan and the new 1984 of corporate finance that suits the state apparatus

December 5, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese Art and Poetry: Typhoons and earthquakes take asunder to this cold earth

December 4, 2019 leejayuk

France points the finger at Turkey for allying with ISIS during NATO talks

December 2, 2019 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists butcher Christians inside a church in Burkina Faso

December 1, 2019 leejayuk

Art of Japan and the Buddhist holy preacher Nichiren: Mystical landscapes

November 27, 2019 leejayuk

Art of Japan and the legacy of Buddhism and culture

November 24, 2019 leejayuk

France and the brutal murders of women by former or current partners

November 22, 2019 leejayuk

Major protests in Colombia is following a similar regional anti-government theme

November 21, 2019 leejayuk

Art of Japan and the entangled state

November 19, 2019 leejayuk

Many protesters killed by the theocratic state in Iran

November 13, 2019 leejayuk

Japan art before the eclipse of the Taira in the 12th century: Tragic boy Emperor Antoku

November 10, 2019 leejayuk

South Korea is intent on terminating GSOMIA and this bodes well for Japan

November 8, 2019 leejayuk

Bolivia crisis is growing with both sides blaming each other for violence and disorder

November 3, 2019 leejayuk

Contemporary Japanese artist and Utrillo in a New Transcendent Light

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 leejayuk

Protesters in Iraq rebuke Iran with chants of, “Get out, Iran! Free Baghdad!”

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 leejayuk

President Aoun of Lebanon calls for major political changes but will protesters take heed?

October 30, 2019 leejayuk

Merkel’s extremist legacy in Germany: Alternative for Germany gains in Thuringia

October 27, 2019 leejayuk

Ancient Japanese poetry of Mibu no Tadamine

October 27, 2019 leejayuk

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “Died like a dog. He died like a coward,” declares Trump

October 23, 2019August 4, 2020 leejayuk

Japanese art and the allure of the past on the artistic soul of Kanzan Shimomura

October 22, 2019 leejayuk

Hamas supports Turkey crushing the Kurds and other minorities in Northern Syria

October 22, 2019 leejayuk

Chile marred by anti-government protests that have left at least 13 dead

October 21, 2019 leejayuk

Lebanon seeks to quell mass discontent by approving economic reforms

October 20, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese Contemporary Artist and Hakone

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 leejayuk

EU and UK reach a deal but unlikely to pass the Parliament of the United Kingdom

October 17, 2019 leejayuk

Art and Buddhism crossing from the Middle Kingdom to the Land of the Rising Sun

October 11, 2019 leejayuk

NATO Turkey is bombing the Kurds and others while helping ISIS break free in Syria

October 10, 2019 leejayuk

Turkey offensive in Syria: Sheepish America, Iran, and Russia but Trump consistency

October 8, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese artist and a delightful Dutch winter landscape based on Hendrick Avercamp

October 6, 2019 leejayuk

Protests in Iraq leads to more bloodshed: Approaching 100 dead in Iraq

October 4, 2019 leejayuk

Bangladesh and killing Buddhist monks and the followers of Hinduism

October 3, 2019 leejayuk

Many killed in Iraq after security forces kill protestors

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese art and homage to Yuzo Saeki via Paris: Illusion of time

September 19, 2019 leejayuk

TEPCO executives acquitted in Tokyo District Court over Fukushima Nuclear Plant crisis 

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 leejayuk

At least 48 perish in Sunni Islamist terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

September 15, 2019 leejayuk

A Japanese artist who bridged the pre-Edo and start of the Edo Period

September 11, 2019February 4, 2020 leejayuk

Japanese politics and the crushing of democracy: Yes, another Koizumi rises quickly!

September 6, 2019 leejayuk

President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation says, “G7 is no good without India and China.” 

September 4, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese Poetry interwoved in the principles of Buddhism and Confucianism

August 30, 2019 leejayuk

Islamization of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and West Papua: Endless power concentration

August 28, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese art and the nuance of joy amid Northern English industrial landscapes

August 22, 2019 leejayuk

Art of Japan and Hōitsu through the eyes of modernity

August 18, 2019 leejayuk

Over 60 killed by ISIS in Sunni Islamist attack targeting the Shia in Afghanistan 

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 leejayuk

Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar: If peace, then development to reach all

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 leejayuk

Hong Kong crisis: Carrie Lam warns of “Abyss” and China stresses “terrorism”

August 11, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese Buddhist poet of bygone times: Buddha, the way of Shintoism, and culture

August 7, 2019 leejayuk

57 perish from the heatwave in Japan but the 2020 Olympics to be held in the same period

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 leejayuk

Hong Kong demonstrators need to avoid playing into the hands of China

August 6, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese art and Blackley Forest: The spirit of Judy Doggett Walker and fighting dementia

August 5, 2019 leejayuk

At least 42 die in Libya after airstrike hits many civilians attending a wedding ceremony                                                                                            

August 3, 2019 leejayuk

India and Myanmar to strengthen military defense ties

August 2, 2019 leejayuk

PM Dmitry Medvedev of Russia rebukes Japan over his visit to the Kuril Islands (Northern Territories)

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 leejayuk

Japan tourism and the Shokozan Tokei-ji Buddhist Temple in Kamakura

July 22, 2019 leejayuk

Abe and ruling political bloc wins Upper House election in Japan but voter apathy is high

July 18, 2019 leejayuk

At least 23 perish after a brutal attack against a Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) studio in Japan

July 15, 2019 leejayuk

Buddhism and Japan Art: The influence of the Middle Kingdom

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