Yoritomo-Tashi and ancient Japanese philosophy: Common Sense Thomas Clark - Special Contribution Modern Tokyo Times Countless poets and writers have addressed common sense thus: “If common sense has not the brilliancy of the sun, it has the fixity of the stars-” Francisco Caballero “Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies [...]
Jun Murai is the Father of the Internet in Japan Rhiannon Thomas Modern Tokyo Times In 1984, the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corp. announced that they were going to deregulate Japan’s telephone network, allowing for the possibility of internet in the country. Leading Japanese computer scientists got together and talked about the creation of a [...]
Japanese history and Oda Nobunaga: a visionary, innovator, and open to Christianity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In all societies remarkable leaders emerge despite the constraints of culture, customs, religion and other factors. In Japan this certainly applies to Oda Nobunaga who was born in 1534 and died in 1582. Oda Nobunaga had a [...]
Anorexia Nervosa: a severe eating disorder related to multiple factors Christine Traxler, MD Modern Tokyo Times Anorexia nervosa is a severe eating disorder that involves obsession about one’s weight and obsession over the amount of food the individual eats and how much exercise they do. The patient with anorexia is often extremely thin and continues [...]
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Pakistan and the two little amazing girls who created World Records Umair Ahmed Siddiqui Modern Tokyo Times In Pakistan you have many amazing talents and this article is based on two little girls who created world records in different areas. These two young children are deeply loved throughout Pakistan and they have admirers all over [...]
Blasphemy for a Spelling Mistake: Christian girl goes through hell in Pakistan Xavier Patras William Modern Tokyo Times Faryal Bhatti made one mere misplaced dot in an exam and this led to the accusations of Blasphemy against a Christian eighth grade student in Havelian near Abbotabad, Pakistan. This is the fear that non-Muslim children and [...]
Saved by a Whistle: a priceless book focused on child safety within a lovely story Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sonia Denice is a new author and her new children’s book called Saved by a Whistle is not just a story for children to enjoy because it is also [...]
So, you want to be a ninja? By Ledia Runnels Mysterious Japan Have you ever wanted to be a ninja, a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan? If so, you would specialize in many unorthodox practices in the arts of war. Your functions would include espionage, sabotage, infiltration and assassination. Still think you are up [...]
So, you asked… what exactly is a tengu? By Ledia Runnels Legend of the Tengu Prince They can fly, they can walk, they… can shape-shift. They can appear as a crow or raven, only larger than the ones you see outside your window. They can look just like a human or several combinations of avian and [...]
Beware the U.S. Education Department SWAT team By Brian Walsh The Heritage Foundation Add the U.S. Department of Education to the list of federal agencies that can invade your home at gunpoint and hold you and your family in custody for hours.Kenneth Wright learned this the hard way last week, when federal “education” agents busted [...]
Educating the Shan: Refugess Without A Camp Phwe Orm Shan Herald Agency The military dictatorship which has ruled Burma almost 50 years, since a coup in 1962, has been widely criticized for frequent violations of human rights, including rape, forced labor, forced relocation and land confiscation. Many Shan people have [...]
Give A Child A Voice To Be Heard Sonia Denice Chow-E-Chowz Expressions There is an old saying that I used to hear about children and that is “a child should be seen and not heard.” I honestly do not know where that saying came from but I disagree. I believe [...]
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