Child abduction to and within Japan: Movie screening of “From the Shadows” and seminar John Gomez - Special Contribution Modern Tokyo Times On Monday April 9, 2012, a seminar on the issue of child abduction to and within Japan will be held in Tokyo. This event has been supported by the Harvard Club of [...]
Should George Zimmerman be arrested? The death of Trayvon Martin Horace C. White Modern Tokyo Times George Zimmerman, 28, the self-proclaimed Neighborhood Watch captain in Sanford, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, has raised nationwide attention throughout the U.S. regarding race issues, “stand your ground” laws, Neighborhood Watch authority, and police investigations. On February 26, 2012, [...]
Women holding senior management positions: Russian Federation first, Japan last Pierre Leblanc Modern Tokyo Times Another important international business survey paints a rather damning view of the role of women within senior management positions in Japan. The survey carried out by Grant Thornton and which involved 6,000 international businesses, confirms other surveys whereby Japan is [...]
Shia Muslims and ongoing oppression in Sunni Muslim dominated nations Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Shia Muslims don’t face persecution in mainly Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and secular nations. However, throughout the Sunni Muslim world the Shia community faces daily discrimination and deadly attacks often erupt in Bahrain, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and [...]
Richard Everitt and Stephen Lawrence: white elites and class bias in England Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United Kingdom is a complex reality which allows different political institutions for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, but of course a political institution for England isn’t tolerated. This sense of inequality can be felt throughout many [...]
Wukan Uprising Highlights Dilemmas of Preserving Stability Publication: China Brief Volume: 11 Issue: 23 By: Peter Mattis The Jamestown Foundation Since September, the residents of the Guangdong village Wukan have clashed with authorities over local government land seizures. Last week, however, Xue Jinbo, a village representative trying to negotiate with local officials, died in police [...]
Egypt Releases 27 Copts Falsely Detained in Maspero Massacre By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — The Cairo Criminal Court decided this week to accept the appeal and release, pending investigations, the remaining 27 Coptic detainees arrested in connection with the events of Maspero Massacre on October 9, where 27 Copts were killed [...]
Is Justice Going To Be Served:Grisly Albanian Organ Harvesting Crimes Vojin Joksimovich, Ph.D Modern Tokyo Times In my late December essay in 2010 called Amorality of US Kosovo Policy: Friends with the Snake I have published reactions to the Council of Europe (CoE) 27-page report authored by the Swiss-Italian politician, senator and prosecuting lawyer Dick [...]
Japan and child welfare: continuing inaction in child abuse cases in Japan James Jomo and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times This article focuses on two young children who were killed by their parents in Japan because the reasons are all too familiar and the same applies to lack of care within all relevant areas. [...]
Afghanistan: a nation where converts to Buddhism and Christianity face death Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and a host of other nations, keep on sending economic support to Afghanistan and how do the leaders of this nation respond? Yes, they still support an [...]
Pakistan: A Pregnant Christian maid tortured but any justice? Xavier Patras William Modern Tokyo Times In Pakistan you have had many cases of minorities being raped, tortured, beaten and sometimes killed. Christian and Hindu girls alongside poorer girls from all communities face brutal discrimination. Therefore, the latest attack against Salma Emmanuel who is a 30 [...]
Perspectives on the Islamist and Salafist Parties in Egypt: Similarities and Dissimilarities Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 38 By: Hani Nasira The Jamestown Foundation As part of the growing political process that opened up after the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, there are now fourteen Islamist parties in Egypt, a dramatic change from [...]
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