Russia in the vanguard against America and NATO: Missile Defense System and Japan Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The two-party system in America which maintains the endless power mechanisms century after century, finds it difficult to support a world based on special interests. Instead, irrespective if a Democratic government or Republican [...]
Chinese Economic Reform: How the U.S. Should Prepare By Derek Scissors, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation The U.S. government suffers from understandable but harmful confusion concerning Chinese economic reform. It is correctly understood that market reforms have been most often implemented gradually. However, that slowness is misperceived to be moderation. In fact, when market reforms [...]
Syria: continuing ratlines of terrorists and outside meddling Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The history of the United States supporting right-wing death squads in Central America and Latin America is documented for all to see. Similarly, the utter devastation reeked on Vietnam by France and then America, is a firm reminder [...]
Japanese art and history: Yumeji Takehisa, the anarchist Shusui Kotoku and Stalin Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yumeji Takehisa produced many stunning pieces of art but just like Shusui Kotoku, the revolutionary anarchist, and friend, he was caught up in the world of political intrigues and clashes of culture. His friendship with Shusui Kotoku [...]
Indonesia and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Bakar Ba’asyir: was justice done? Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The radical Sunni Islamic cleric, Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, who is the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, will not be silenced by jail irrespective of what the Indonesian justice system does to this enigmatic spiritual [...]
Looking back at Australian Fashion Week and inside views Matthew Alberto Modern Tokyo Times Australian Fashion Week is held annually in Sydney Harbor and it is the highlight of the year for fashion industry professionals in the country of Australia. This event brings together the most exciting Australian designers. The event receives heavy media coverage [...]
Nuclear Industry is bouncing back after Fukushima Pierre Leblanc, Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nuclear sector is bouncing back from the nuclear crisis that erupted after the tsunami of March 11, 2011, in Japan. Therefore, despite all the negative publicity since the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear crisis began, it appears [...]
Japanese art and Bunjinga (Nanga): the influence of China and Korea in the Edo period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Bunjinga school of thought ran deep within the literati of Japan during the Edo period. Bunjin (literati) artists trace their artistic roots to the literati of China during the Song Dynasty (960-1267). However, [...]
Shia Muslims killed in Pakistan by Sunni Islamists: singled out and murdered Joachim de Villiers and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The sectarian divide in Pakistan claimed the lives of more innocent Shia Muslims who were singled out and brutally murdered. Currently it is understood that 18 Shia Muslims were killed by Sunni Islamic [...]
Iranian Crisis Spurs Saudi Reconsideration of Nuclear Weapons Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 10 Issue: 4 By: Andrew Dean, Nicholas A. Heras The Jamestown Foundation Rising tension in the Persian Gulf over the Islamic Republic of Iran’s purported ambition of developing nuclear weapons could lead to a nuclear arms race between Iran and the Kingdom of [...]
Japan and the Russian Federation need to overcome the territorial dispute Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Japan need to move on and develop stronger economic, political, military, and cultural ties. Also, both nations need to implement reforms in the field of energy whereby the Russian Federation and [...]
Japan and geopolitics under PM Noda: bilateral naval exercise with India and global initiatives Olivier LeCourt and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In late 2011 it became apparent that the government of Japan was intent on spreading its international influence. Indeed, it could be argued that the current government is more open to influencing [...]
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