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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Spain in economic meltdown and 24.5% unemployed Walter Sebastian and Jay Doggett Modern Tokyo Times The government of Spain appears to be at a loss about how to handle the current economic crisis. It was officially announced that the economy shrank by 0.3% over the first three months of 2012. Therefore, with this being [...]
EU financial crisis: Japan gives the IMF $60 billion and America gives not a dime Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is extremely worried about the financial crisis which continues to beset the European Union (EU). This factor meant that Japan promises to support the International Monetary Fund [...]
France and the Presidential race: Sarkozy and Hollande in run off Pierre Leblanc and Walter Sebastian Modern Tokyo Times The first round of the presidential election in France went like expected because Francois Hollande was the slight favorite before the election according to pundits. He duly obliged and had the largest share of the [...]
Tokyo fashion and Gucci: “Made to Measure” for male clients in Tokyo Sarah Deschamps and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Gucci is internationally famous and adored all over the world by shoppers who seek high quality products from this very innovative company. In Tokyo, and throughout Japan, this company can be found and clearly [...]
French Killings Show the Path from Crime to Prison to Jihad by Patrick Dunleavy Special to IPT News The Investigative Project on Terrorism Mohammed Merah, the 23-year-old self-proclaimed member of al-Qaida who was killed after a 30 hour standoff with an elite police tactical unit in Toulouse France was a prime example of a [...]
Pola Museum of Art in beautiful Hakone: The Development of Impressionism Sarah Deschamps and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Pola Museum of Art (http://www.polamuseum.or.jp/english/index.php) in Hakone is situated in a very beautiful part of Japan because this area is famous for stunning nature. Therefore, many artists have flocked to Hakone in order to [...]
France and the murder of Jewish children and soldiers linked to the same culprit Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Toulouse in France is witnessing a series of shootings by a cold bloodied killer and clearly special agents in this country are battling against time. The latest brutal attack against a Jewish [...]
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Tragedy in Switzerland: 28 people killed including 22 children on way back to Belgium Joachim de Villiers, Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times A terrible tragedy happened in Switzerland when a coach crashed which was carrying 52 people. The majority of people travelling on the coach were children and currently it is [...]
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