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China is to increase its maritime surveillance and alarm bells will be ringing in Japan

Senkaku-Diaoyu tensions

China is to increase its maritime surveillance and alarm bells will be ringing in Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of China is intent on spreading its power projection and installing more clout over disputed islands and islets with several regional nations.  China announced major plans which are to be implemented over [...]

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Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Ichiro Ozawa and the political merry-go-round

Political merry go round in Japan

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Ichiro Ozawa and the political merry-go-round Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times  Japanese politics is a wonderland of revolving prime ministers and a deep rooted desire to oust political leaders because of petty infighting and factional fighting.  Indeed, the country of Japan appears to be not only politically naïve but [...]

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Ichiro Ozawa shows his disloyalty to PM Kan: time to be forced out of the DPJ?

Ichiro Ozawa

Ichiro Ozawa shows his disloyalty to PM Kan: time to be forced out of the DPJ?   Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times   Ichiro Ozawa once more shows the nature of politics in Japan because factionalism and boosting personal power bases is a reality for many political bigwigs. Therefore, despite the seriousness of the ongoing crisis [...]

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Radiation crisis is ongoing in Fukushima but TEPCO should not be the scapegoat

TEPCO and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima

Radiation crisis is ongoing in Fukushima but TEPCO should not be the scapegoat Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nuclear crisis in Fukushima is never ending and this is creating a huge cloud over Japan and the nuclear industry itself.  On March 20 it appeared that events were going in the right direction because [...]

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