Japan tourism and Kumano: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes of the Kii Mountain Range Walter Sebastian and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times Wakayama Prefecture (http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/index.html) is blessed with an extremely stunning landscape. On top of this is the rich cultural history of the region and the religious dimension is unbelievable. In truth, this part of Japan is [...]
France, Germany and Japan all Announce Negative Economic News Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Economic data released by France, Germany and Japan all announced negative performances related to the last three months of 2012. This once more underlies the need to restore economic order because the negativity of the current global [...]
Japan Tourism and Negoro-ji: Amazing Buddhist Temples in Stunning Wakayama Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Wakayama prefecture is a perfect place to visit for tourists who adore culture, architecture, the richness of Buddhism, the indigenous faith of Shintoism, stunning beaches, an amazing castle, and because of multiple other factors. Also, the [...]
Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali: Multinational Forces Supporting Weak States Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Multinational forces in Mali led by France are currently bombarding Islamist forces in several parts of this country. Meanwhile, the United Nations (UN) is deeply troubled by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of [...]
Smartphone internet revolution shaking up China Walter Sebastian and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will now have to amend aspects of its “Great Firewall of China” policy. This applies to the shifting balance from desktop computers to the usage of mobile phones to obtain information from the internet. It [...]
Many killed in Iraq but same terrorists supported against Syria: Afghanistan and Libya still in crisis Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United States, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have been the lynchpins in the destabilization of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and now Syria. In Iraq the situation was complex because [...]
Syrian groups meet in Qatar which is supporting terrorism, sectarianism and sedition against Syria Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Individual Syrian opposition groups are meeting in a nation which is creating so much carnage against Syria and the Syrian people. It is inconceivable that such groups don’t know that nations like [...]
Sectarian attacks in Iraq and Christian Church bombed in northern Nigeria Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Islamists once more have killed innocents during the religious period of Eid al-Adha, including a bomb attack which killed several children near a play area in the capital of Iraq. In Afghanistan worshippers were killed [...]
Japan Restoration Party hopes to alter the political landscape Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japan Restoration Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai) is a new political party which hopes to alter the political landscape. In the post-war period the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) mainly ruled the country apart from a brief [...]
Japan tourism and Negoro-ji in Wakayama: Amazing Buddhist temples and history Walter Sebastian and Jay Doggett Modern Tokyo Times Japan is blessed with amazing nature and the historical and cultural reality of this unique nation means that you have so many stunning places to visit. Wakayama prefecture is located in the Kansai region and throughout this [...]
Japanese Financial Services Minister suspected of committing suicide Hiroshi Saito and Walter Sebastian Modern Tokyo Times Tadahiro Matsushita is suspected of committing suicide because foul play is not expected to be involved. His bodyguard found him hanging when he entered the home of the Financial Services Minister. In a nation blighted by suicide then sadly [...]
Mozambique becoming a destiny for many people from Portugal Walter Sebastian and Jay Doggett Modern Tokyo Times The crisis within the eurozone in Portugal is leading to many individuals leaving this nation and relocating to Mozambique. Portugal which once ruled Mozambique is witnessing new “changing sands” because of the current economic crisis within the [...]
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