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Tag: Lee Jay Walker

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

July 12, 2019 leejayuk

Japan touts national security in a spat with South Korea after high-tech restrictions

July 1, 2019 leejayuk

New mass protests in Sudan is met by violence from the military

June 30, 2019 leejayuk

US and North Korea relationship is given a positive jolt after Trump meets Kim in North Korea

June 27, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese art through the lens of familiarity but in a changed entangled state

June 21, 2019 leejayuk

Changing dynamics of Japanese art during the Meiji era

June 15, 2019 leejayuk

Suspension of Extradition Bill in Hong Kong but full cancellation is needed

June 14, 2019 leejayuk

PM Abe of Japan returns from a pointless visit to Iran: Middle East quagmire

June 13, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese Buddhist poetry and the shadow of life: Henjō (816-890) and Sōgi (1421-1502)

June 12, 2019 leejayuk

President of Taiwan says “all like-minded friends” stand with the protestors in Hong Kong

June 11, 2019 leejayuk

Japan and the pension debacle: Political elites fail to understand ordinary people

June 8, 2019 leejayuk

The footsteps of death followed the Japanese poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

June 5, 2019December 7, 2019 leejayuk

Capitalist Big Brother in Japan: Yahoo Japan to Mizuho FG and George Orwell

June 2, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese artist and her colorful and spiritual nuance of Maurice Utrillo

May 27, 2019 leejayuk

Kurz ousted in Austria despite strong European election showing

May 25, 2019 leejayuk

President Trump to enjoy his state visit to Japan and meet the new Emperor

May 20, 2019 leejayuk

Arakida Moritake (1473-1549) and Japanese poetry: Iio Sogi and Shintoism

May 13, 2019November 15, 2022 leejayuk

Sōami and art of Japan: Aesthetics, Buddhism, and the Middle Kingdom

May 9, 2019 leejayuk

Art of Japan in the sixteenth century and the sword and the brushstroke

May 5, 2019 leejayuk

Art of Japan and poetry: The last throes before the ghost of time

May 4, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese art and power concentration: Kano Sanraku (1559-1635)

May 3, 2019 leejayuk

Ebola stalks the Democratic Republic of Congo with over 1,000 deaths being reported

April 28, 2019 leejayuk

Democrats in Hong Kong demonstrate against a dangerous proposed extradition law with China

April 26, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese art and the brief artistic life of Shigeru Aoki (1882-1911)

April 25, 2019 leejayuk

Poetry: Virtue and hope crushed by this cold earth

April 24, 2019December 12, 2019 leejayuk

Sterilization of people deemed “unworthy and unfit” from conservative Japan to liberal Sweden 

April 22, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese female poetry of Izumi Shikibu of the tenth and early eleventh century

April 21, 2019 leejayuk

Suspected Islamist terrorist attack against Christian Churches and hotels kill at least 207 in Sri Lanka

April 20, 2019 leejayuk

US and Japan affirm Cybersecurity ties: Japan’s non-Northeast Asian fixation and Russia

April 19, 2019 leejayuk

Japan tourism: The giant Buddhist statue at Nihon-ji Temple and Mount Nokogiri

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 leejayuk

Tokyo gardens and tourism: Rikugien Garden in Komagome

April 17, 2019 leejayuk

China pledges strong support of Myanmar: Western nations need to open up!

April 15, 2019 leejayuk

Buddhism and Sengai Gibon: Buddhist contemplation and artistic outreach

April 10, 2019 leejayuk

Poetry: The ending of life on this cold earth for Judy Doggett Walker

April 7, 2019 leejayuk

Japanese poetry: The devoutly Buddhist Emperor Shōmu and Yamabe no Akahito

April 3, 2019 leejayuk

The death penalty for defaming Mohammed in Brunei and for being homosexual: Phobia?

April 1, 2019 leejayuk

Tokyo tourism: The delightful Kiyosumi Garden in Tokyo

March 26, 2019 leejayuk

Army Chief of Staff calls for President of Algeria to be deemed unfit to rule

March 25, 2019 leejayuk

Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire through Japanese eyes: Buddhism, Christianity, and Shintoism

March 22, 2019 leejayuk

EU to assist Myanmar in the education sector: Japan welcomes EU assistance

March 21, 2019 leejayuk

Michitsuna no Haha (935-995) and Japanese female literature

March 19, 2019 leejayuk

Kano Michinobu (1730-1790) and Japanese art

March 18, 2019 leejayuk

Brutal Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique: President hints that 1,000 people may have perished

March 17, 2019 leejayuk

Poetry and art: Typhoons and earthquakes take asunder to this cold earth

March 13, 2019 leejayuk

The poetry of Yamanoue no Okura (660-733?): Morals of Buddhism and Confucianism in old Japan

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 leejayuk

The United Kingdom in continuing Brexit mess: PM May in a new major defeat 

March 9, 2019 leejayuk

Shintoism inside the consciousness of Japanese culture: Art to ghost stories to solace

March 7, 2019 leejayuk

Tendai Buddhism and the Monk Jien (1155-1225): Timeless poetry

March 5, 2019 leejayuk

Common cybersecurity standards a solution sites Huawei to allay US concerns

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 leejayuk

Myanmar and the Arakan Army should hold talks on unity rather than boosting the Islamist dream

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 leejayuk

Old Japanese photography of Kusakabe Kimbei and the mirage

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 leejayuk

Japan art and Buddhism: Dreaming of the old night view and the wisdom of Nichiren

March 2, 2019 leejayuk

Myanmar attracts investment from the Northeast Asian powers of China, Japan, and South Korea

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