Paying respect to the “Fukushima 50” with the first anniversary of March 11 approaching James Jomo and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times This article about the “Fukushima 50” is part of the Modern Tokyo Times series based on events on and after March 11, 2011. The first anniversary of this tragic event is within [...]
Fukushima Nuclear Accident, the media and international responses Vojin Joksimovich, PhD Modern Tokyo Times Modern Tokyo Times and brief background The 9.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Japan on March 11, 2011, sadly triggered a brutal tsunami and the nuclear crisis is still a major issue in this country. Therefore, nearly every nuclear energy power plant [...]
Tsunami and Okawa Elementary School: many children died & bodies still missing Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times March 11, 2011, in Japan will always remain vivid because of the utter destruction and mayhem that was caused by the tsunami which followed the 9.0-magnitude earthquake. Since this day great strides are continuing [...]
Fukushima nuclear crisis and the legacy of the Amakudari system James Jomo and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The ongoing crisis within the nuclear sector in Japan can be pinned on the relationship between the political bureaucracy and its love-in relationship with electricity suppliers. After all, it is clear that this system failed the nuclear [...]
Paying Homage to the Spirit of Japan seen in the “Fukushima 50” James Jomo and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The March 11 earthquake which triggered the brutal and devastating tsunami which in turn created the nuclear crisis in Fukushima remains vivid in the memory. This tragic day will never be forgotten in Japan [...]
Hatsune Miku is the perfect girlfriend! Reality or unreality? Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In Japan it is sometimes difficult to understand the concept of life and death in a nation where more than 30,000 people kill themselves a year. Yes, despite the brutality of the March 11 earthquake which unleashed the tsunami [...]
Three months after March 11: Political mess, missing bodies and Fukushima continues Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The devastating 9-0-magnitude earthquake which unleashed the brutal tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis is now three months ago but March 11 remains vivid and for all the wrong reasons. In this time many changes have taken [...]
The witness of two suicides in Tokyo remains within my psyche Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokyo is an amazing city and the environment is buzzing with fashion and from every corner of this vibrant city you can feel the energy of each new day. However, being from a distant land I prefer to [...]
Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Hysteria, Irrational and Rational Reactions By VOJIN JOKSIMOVICH, PhD Modern Tokyo Times Subsequent to publications of my articles Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Tsunami Induced Man-Made Disaster and Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Stunning New Revelations Regarding Unit #1 Meltdown, the purpose of this third one in the Fukushima series is to address worldwide reactions grouped [...]
Japan: quiet contemplation two months after the earthquake and tsunami Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Since the earthquake of March 11 which unleashed the devastating tsunami I often take time out in order to reflect. A few days ago I spent a quiet afternoon in Rikugien Garden in Komagome by myself. I did the [...]
Child abduction in Japan: divorced Japanese wife fined heavily by US court Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Christopher Savoie and his family members in America have been going through hell because of the blatant violation of international law in Japan. This applies to allowing Japanese parents to violate the laws of all other [...]
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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