Russian Federation and Japan: new talks about energy supplies and territorial issue Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Japan have been holding important talks about building a new gas pipeline in order to meet the demands of Japan. It is abundantly clear that Japan relies heavily on energy [...]
EU financial crisis: Japan gives the IMF $60 billion and America gives not a dime Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is extremely worried about the financial crisis which continues to beset the European Union (EU). This factor meant that Japan promises to support the International Monetary Fund [...]
France and the Presidential race: Sarkozy and Hollande in run off Pierre Leblanc and Walter Sebastian Modern Tokyo Times The first round of the presidential election in France went like expected because Francois Hollande was the slight favorite before the election according to pundits. He duly obliged and had the largest share of the [...]
South Sudan seeks a solution to threats from Sudan: Uganda also watching events Joachim de Villiers, Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Recent tensions between Sudan and South Sudan point clearly in the favor of South Sudan which is seeking a solution to a very delicate situation. President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, on [...]
Sudan and South Sudan on the verge of more bloodshed Joachim de Villiers, Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, commented that he wanted to “liberate” the new entity of South Sudan from its own leaders. This was stated after forces from South Sudan entered and seized [...]
Sony to reduce the workforce by 10,000 in new competitive drive Pierre Leblanc and Joachim de Villiers Modern Tokyo Times The electronics division is extremely competitive and in recent times the company Sony faces major international competition. At the same time, technology never keeps still and the vitality of this company, seeking new markets, being [...]
Nuclear Industry is bouncing back after Fukushima Pierre Leblanc, Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nuclear sector is bouncing back from the nuclear crisis that erupted after the tsunami of March 11, 2011, in Japan. Therefore, despite all the negative publicity since the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear crisis began, it appears [...]
Japan and March 11 crisis: 340,000 people still in temporary housing Pierre Leblanc and Joachim de Villiers Modern Tokyo Times The chaos emanating from the March 11, 2011, earthquake which triggered the tsunami and nuclear crisis remains to be a stern challenge for the central government of Japan. Over one year later and it is [...]
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Tragedy in Switzerland: 28 people killed including 22 children on way back to Belgium Joachim de Villiers, Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times A terrible tragedy happened in Switzerland when a coach crashed which was carrying 52 people. The majority of people travelling on the coach were children and currently it is [...]
Ari TV is the Voice of Sendai: Responding to the tragedy of the tsunami by being tenacious Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ari TV (http://www.ari-tv.jp/top.html) is a clear reminder about the tenacity of the Tohoku region which was badly hit by the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011. Therefore, with the first [...]
2012 is an important year for LinkedIn in Japan Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times LinkedIn Corp. is hoping to further expand in Asia and after first entering this continent in 2009 by focusing on English speaking areas. However, this began to change in Japan because since late 2011 the service is [...]
Japan and the Russian Federation need to overcome the territorial dispute Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Japan need to move on and develop stronger economic, political, military, and cultural ties. Also, both nations need to implement reforms in the field of energy whereby the Russian Federation and [...]
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