January 2016 – Modern Tokyo Times

African Union Backs Down by Listening to Burundi

African Union Backs Down by Listening to Burundi Paul Joseph Nzeribe, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo...

Art of Japan and Ando Hiroshige: Religion, Sexuality, Natural Beauty and Fusions

Art of Japan and Ando Hiroshige: Religion, Sexuality, Natural Beauty and Fusions Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ando...

L.S. Lowry and Sawako Utsumi: Bleak Northern Reality to Light of Sendai

L.S. Lowry and Sawako Utsumi: Bleak Northern Reality to Light of Sendai Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times L.S....

China’s Counter-Terrorism Calculus

China’s Counter-Terrorism Calculus Publication: China Brief Volume: 16 Issue: 2 By: Jacob Zenn The Jamestown Foundation China’s growing global...

Lee Rigby and Anas al-Liby: Murky Roles of MI5 and MI6 in Relation to Takfiri Islamists

Lee Rigby and Anas al-Liby: Murky Roles of MI5 and MI6 in Relation to Takfiri Islamists Murad Makhmudov and...

Turkey and Crushing Free Speech based on Fear: Megalomania of President Erdogan

Turkey and Crushing Free Speech based on Fear: Megalomania of President Erdogan Nuray Lydia Oglu, Sawako Uchida and Lee...

Japanese Art, Still Life, Pythagoras and Plotinus: Kishida, Koide and Utsumi

Japanese Art, Still Life, Pythagoras and Plotinus: Kishida, Koide and Utsumi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Still life...

Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters

Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters International Crisis Group This report is also...

Brazil and World Health Organization: Growing Spread of Zika Virus throughout the Americas

Brazil and World Health Organization: Growing Spread of Zika Virus throughout the Americas Galina Zobova and Kanako Itamae Modern...

Haiti Cancels Presidential Election: Endless Cycle of Corruption and Poverty

Haiti Cancels Presidential Election: Endless Cycle of Corruption and Poverty Olivier Lecourt, Michiyo Tanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern...

Art of Japan, Culture and Religion: Old World and Fusions of Modern Culture

Art of Japan, Culture and Religion: Old World and Fusions of Modern Culture Tomoko Hara and Lee Jay Walker...

The Maldives: Losing a Tourist Paradise to Terrorism

The Maldives: Losing a Tourist Paradise to Terrorism Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 14 Issue: 2 By: Sudha Ramachandran The...

France to Support Tunisia during Trying Times: Instability and Terrorism

France to Support Tunisia during Trying Times: Instability and Terrorism Nawal Soueif, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern...

Japanese Folklore, Poetry and Buddhist Light from Darkness: Abandoning the Elderly to Die

Japanese Folklore, Poetry and Buddhist Light from Darkness: Abandoning the Elderly to Die Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...

Azerbaijan Seeks a Quiet Geopolitical Approach: Russian Federation and Turkey

Azerbaijan Seeks a Quiet Geopolitical Approach: Russian Federation and Turkey Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern...

Indonesia: Inter Faith Rally Denounces Terrorism in Jakarta

Indonesia: Inter Faith Rally Denounces Terrorism in Jakarta Amina Qamar, Takeshi Hasegawa and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...

Japan Artist and Derbyshire: Churches and Landscapes of Bamford, Edale, Grindleford and New Mills

Japan Artist and Derbyshire: Churches and Landscapes of Bamford, Edale, Grindleford and New Mills Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo...

Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia Plan to Expand Energy Cooperation

Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia Plan to Expand Energy Cooperation Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Armen Grigoryan The Jamestown...

Sunni Islamists Kill Many in Burkina Faso: Takfiri Jihad, Terrorism and Sectarianism

Sunni Islamists Kill Many in Burkina Faso: Takfiri Jihad, Terrorism and Sectarianism Omar Abdullah Ismail, Noriko Watanabe and Lee...

Tragic Bus Crash Kills 14 in Japan: Many Young People Perish

Tragic Bus Crash Kills 14 in Japan: Many Young People Perish Kanako Itamae and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times...

Le Nabi Tres Japonard: Art of Japan and Pierre Bonnard

Le Nabi Tres Japonard: Art of Japan and Pierre Bonnard Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artistic genius...

Japanese Art and Ike No Taiga (1723-1776): China, Poverty, Stratification and Myths

Japanese Art and Ike No Taiga (1723-1776): China, Poverty, Stratification and Myths Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The...

Saudi Arabia is Pulverizing Yemen: Feudal Islamist Monarchy, Sectarianism and Western Powers

Saudi Arabia is Pulverizing Yemen: Feudal Islamist Monarchy, Sectarianism and Western Powers Salma Zribi, Michiyo Tanabe and Lee Jay...

Tajikistan Early Warning: Internal Pressures, External Threats

Tajikistan Early Warning: Internal Pressures, External Threats International Crisis Group OVERVIEW Tajikistan, Central Asia’s poorest state, is under dangerous...

Rallies in Hong Kong after Five Booksellers Disappear into China’s One Party Thin Air

Rallies in Hong Kong after Five Booksellers Disappear into China’s One Party Thin Air Shuchun Zhang, Noriko Watanabe and...

L.S. Lowry and Maurice Utrillo Through the Eyes of a Japanese Artist

L.S. Lowry and Maurice Utrillo Through the Eyes of a Japanese Artist Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times L.S....

Al-Shabaab Recruitment from Kenyan Universities Alarms Officials

Al-Shabaab Recruitment from Kenyan Universities Alarms Officials Publication: Terrorism Monitor By: Sunguta West The Jamestown Foundation Al-Shabaab, the Somalia-based...