Andean region and healthy eating: What is Quinoa Stew? Manuel Pax and Horace C. White Modern Tokyo Times Native to the Andean region of Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia, Quinoa is an ancient crop which has become highly popular in the last ten years. Quinoa seeds are rich in vitamins, minerals and even antioxidants. Quinoa [...]
Honda and North American market: new production line in Mexico Jay Doggett Modern Tokyo Times The recent market jitters and global gloom is not preventing Honda from focusing on the future. Recent profits plunged by an astonishing 88% at Honda in the following months after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Despite this, Honda, [...]
Guatemala: Drug Trafficking and Violence Latin America Report N°39 International Crisis Group EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The bloody eruption of Mexican-led cartels into Guatemala is the latest chapter in a vicious cycle of violence and institutional failure. Geography has placed the country – midway between Colombia and the U.S. – at one of the world’s busiest intersections [...]
Japan government: $43 billion credit to main banks for M & A abroad Joachim de Villiers and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan decided on providing a $100 billion dollars lifeline to help Japanese companies during this difficult time. This was agreed in August and the main area is to fund [...]
Veronica Jullian (PuchysLOVE) is a Stunning Cosplay lady from Mexico Michel Lebon and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Veronica Jullian (PuchysLOVE) is a stunning cosplayer from Mexico and her astonishing looks means that this talented lady can play various classy characters with ultimate ease. Not only this, but Veronica clearly loves Japanese cosplay and [...]
Keeping Haiti Safe: Police Reform International Crisis Group OVERVIEW Haiti’s porous land and sea borders remain susceptible to drug trafficking, smuggling and other illegal activities that weaken the rule of law and deprive the state of vital revenue. Post-quake insecurity underscores continued vulnerability to violent crime and political instability. Overcrowded urban slums, plagued by deep [...]
Violence and Politics in Venezuela International Crisis Group EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Every half hour, a person is killed in Venezuela. The presence of organised crime combined with an enormous number of firearms in civilian hands and impunity, as well as police corruption and brutality, have entrenched violence in society. While such problems did not begin with [...]
Cutting the Links Between Crime and Local Politics: Colombia’s 2011 Elections International Crisis Group EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Deeply entrenched connections between criminal and political actors are a major obstacle to conflict resolution in Colombia. Illegal armed groups seek to consolidate and expand their holds over local governments in the October 2011 governorship, mayoral, departmental [...]
Post-quake Haiti: Security Depends on Resettlement and Development International Crisis Group OVERVIEW A year and a half after the Western Hemisphere’s deadliest earthquake devastated Haiti, 650,000 victims still wait for permanent housing in more than 1,000 unstable emergency camps dotting Port-au-Prince. The first storms of the 2011 hurricane season have flooded 30 camps, forcing tent [...]
Win–Win Trade Agreements Would Boost the U.S. Economy By Bryan Riley The Heritage Foundation Debates about trade and tariffs are a recurring element in U.S. history, and each time they have been resolved in favor of more freedom, Americans have enjoyed long periods of greater prosperity. Legislators should keep this history in mind and advance [...]
The Causes of Deforestation Kimberly Byrne Modern Tokyo Times Forests are considered to be one of the most highly valued and important eco-systems around the globe, containing approximately 60-plus percent of the globe’s biodiversity. As well for a number of indigenous groups, the forests contain their livelihood as it provides not only spiritual and cultural [...]
The Human Tragedy of Illegal Immigration: Greater Efforts Needed to Combat Smuggling and Violence By Ray Walser, Ph.D. , Jena Baker McNeill and Jessica Zuckerman The Heritage Foundation Abstract: Over the past 10 years, traversing the U.S.–Mexico border illegally has become increasingly dangerous for would-be immigrants. Illegal immigrants face kidnapping, murder, and rape at the [...]
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