International News and Japanese art
Iran and Tyranny: Remembering Nika Shakarami and Countless Others Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Iranian Revolution of 1979 promised a new political and…
Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed and Power Concentration (Dangerous Return of Regional Conflict) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has…
North Korea and Cyber Warfare (Lazarus Group and ByBit Hack – Lawsuit Filed) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times North Korea’s alleged involvement in the…
Pakistan Hit by Islamist Terrorist Attack in Kohat Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times An Islamist terrorist attack in Kohat (Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Pakistan)…
Sahel Region and Crisis in Mali: Military Rule, Islamist Insurgency, and Fragmentation Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Sahel continues to endure a profound…
Sudan Crisis and War – Darfur to Kordofan Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The war in Sudan grinds on with merciless force, tearing the…
West Papua: The Geopolitical Silence Surrounding an Indigenous People (Indonesia) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Oppression in West Papua continues, decade after decade, while…
Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port of Mokha — Geopolitical Threat to Saudi Arabia Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Iran-backed Houthis have seized…
DRC Ebola Deaths Mount – Food Insecurity and War Noriko Watanabe, Michiyo Tanabe, and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains gripped by a…
Nepal and Day of Mourning after Flood Deaths: Many Still Missing (Tibet) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government and people of Nepal —…