Ratko Mladic and Srebrenica: memory loss of massacres by all sides and the role of Alija Izetbegovic Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The trial of Ratko Mladic will be sweet music to the American agenda, the “Muslim victim card,” to cover-up the international terrorist ratlines which allowed terrorists to enter Bosnia, [...]
Greece and ongoing crisis: Alexis Tsipras points the finger at the EU and Germany Joachim de Villiers and Walter Sebastian Modern Tokyo Times The political stalemate in Greece means that a new election will take place and clearly the leader of the Syriza bloc, Alexis Tsipras, believes that the momentum is with him. This can [...]
On any given project, what gives you more problems, people or technology? Dragos Bratasanu, Lightman Consulting Modern Tokyo Times 10 Strategic Paradigms for Advanced Corporate Efficiency and Success Intelligence (Part 2) Part 2: On any given project, what gives you more problems, people or technology? Is it possible to enhance (www.lightman-consulting.com) performance of a corporation, [...]
Alfred Sisley and stunning landscapes from a sublime artist Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Alfred Sisley was an amazing Impressionist landscape artist who felt fulfilled by the art movement he followed. If individuals adore landscape art then Alfred Sisley must rank amongst the cream of the crop because throughout his career he produced vast [...]
Greece and the ongoing political crisis Joachim de Villiers, Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Karolos Papoulias of Greece has begun crucial political talks with the three main parties of this nation in order to solve the current crisis. If he fails then another election will take place and given the [...]
Spain and 50% youth unemployment: another European mess Walter Sebastian and Jay Doggett Modern Tokyo Times The government of Spain effectively took control of Bankia SA this week in order to shore up the fourth largest bank in this country. Ironically, the same government of Spain may also need bailout funds in order to meet [...]
Claude Monet was smitten by Japanese art: Impressionism and ukiyo-e Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Claude Monet was very important within French Impressionism and despite new artistic movements like Cubism and Fauvism altering the artistic landscape, he remained firmly committed to Impressionist art. Another major art theme which would shape Claude Monet was Japanese [...]
Greece: changing political environment and European Union crisis Joachim de Villiers and Walter Sebastian Modern Tokyo Times The recent elections which took place in Greece have solved little because the political landscape remains extremely divided. At the same time, unemployment is hurting a sizeable minority of people in this country and the future looks uncertain. [...]
The Genocide of the Ottoman Greeks: The First Academic Publication on the Greek Genocide Boutros Hussein and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Book Review of The Genocide of the Ottoman Greeks Studies on the State Sponsored Campaign of Extermination of the Christians of Asia Minor (1912-1922) and Its Aftermath: History, Law, Memory Edited by [...]
Russian Federation and Japan: new talks about energy supplies and territorial issue Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Japan have been holding important talks about building a new gas pipeline in order to meet the demands of Japan. It is abundantly clear that Japan relies heavily on energy [...]
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 [...]
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Japanese ukiyo-e Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) adored Japanese ukiyo-e and many famous international artists also fell in love with this art form. Toulouse-Lautrec and his lifestyle would certainly have fit in well with the environment of Yoshiwara in Tokyo, which is famous for prostitution. Indeed, [...]
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