Japan concerned by Vietnam news of new hybrid India and UK Covid-19 variant Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Japan is concerned by news emanating from Vietnam about a new hybrid variant of the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to the government of Vietnam, this concerns variants that were first acknowledged in India and the…
Olympic news: Japanese Communist Party says IOC treating Japan as a colony Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Chairperson of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), Kazuo Shii, strongly condemned the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This concerns comments by the IOC that the Olympics will take place in Japan irrespective of whatever…
Far-Left Shining Path kills 16 in Peru Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Shining Path in Peru kills in the name of Marxist-Leninism, Maoism, and other ideals. However, it is difficult to know where ideology and criminality end based on past actions. This equally applies to far-right-wing death squads and past…
Kenya and DRC Sign Defense Pact to Cooperate against Islamic State Publication: Terrorism Monitor By: Sunguta West The Jamestown Foundation On April 21, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed agreements on security and defense amid growing threats from Islamic State in Central African Province (ISCAP), which is active in the eastern…
The USA issues Covid-19 Level 4 warning not to travel to Japan: Olympics 2 months away Sawako Utsumi and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike remain determined to hold the Olympics. However, with increasing deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) and the slow vaccination program in Japan,…
Art of Japan: Nature in stunning simplicity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1829) created a delightful triptych that is referred by the title Snow, the Moon, and Cherry Blossoms. Interestingly, Hōitsu completed the three motifs when he was 60 years old. The reason why this is fascinating is that…
Tokyo Olympics: Covid-19 serious cases reach a new high but IOC, Suga, and Koike in denial Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Olympic countdown is getting nearer despite the majority in Japan hoping that it will be postponed or canceled because of the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Despite this, the International…
The U.S. to rebuild Gaza while helping Israel militarily: Waiting for the next HAMAS attack Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Irrespective if American taxpayers are pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, neutral, or care zilch about the situation, their taxes will be spent on both sides in the conflict. Hence with Iran utilizing various anti-Israel…
Tokyo Olympics: Tokyo medical group calls for Olympic cancellation Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike are apt at ignoring the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in 2021 concerning the Olympics. Thus calls to cancel or postpone the Olympics and Paralympics are being ignored. Therefore,…
United States to cut ISIS money ratlines in NATO Turkey and areas of influence Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United States under President Joe Biden seeks to end the ISIS (Islamic State – IS) money ratlines. However, just like the same nation that supports the Muslim Brotherhood, America isn’t focused…
Tokyo Olympics and internal discontent over Covid-19 Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Rumors continue about internal discontent within the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) concerning the holding of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. This is based on the continuing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and increasing deaths in the first months of 2021. Hence, the…
Sunni Islamists in mosque attack in Afghanistan: Imam killed Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Another brutal Sunni Islamist terrorist attack killed at least 12 people inside a mosque in Afghanistan. Of course, violence in recent decades in Afghanistan is nothing new. However, it highlights the fear that persists in Afghanistan because…
Art of Japan and nature: Felines and minimalist approach Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hishida Shunsō (1874-1911) never had nine lives, unlike the saying goes for cats. However, the stunning art of Shunsō means he lives on long after his death. This is based on the stunning art he produced. In the second article…
Japan gives 900 million dollars to COVAX: Only 1 percent fully vaccinated against Covid at home Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times Government debt in Japan is enormous. However, Japan keeps on supporting the international community even when people need more assistance internally. Indeed, at a time when people in Japan are dying…
Israel and Hamas: The Middle East under Biden following the chaotic footsteps of Obama Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The latest crisis between the government of Israel and Palestinians is following a similar pattern that befell the Middle East during the Barack Obama period. Under the Obama administration, of which the…
Tokyo Olympics: 11,000 Covid deaths, Osaka crisis, but vaccines for athletes Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The priorities of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are summed up well by athletes being given vaccination priority despite the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan.…
Kazan school shooting in the Russian Federation Murad Makhmudov and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times People in the city of Kazanare in deep shock after a brutal school shooting took place. It is known that at least 9 people have been killed by a lone teenager. Therefore, people in this part of the Russian Federation…
Unpopular Tokyo Olympics: Japan Covid-19 serious cases hit a new high Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics remain unpopular despite the starting date getting nearer. Hence, irrespective of what Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) desire, the opposite remains. The…
Sunni Islamists in Afghanistan kill many female students Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Another brutal Sunni Islamist terrorist attack, targeting a Shia district in the environs of Kabul, is known to have killed at least 40 people in Afghanistan. Many of the dead include students after an explosion devastated an area…
Japan extends minimal State of Emergency: Osaka crisis and carefree slowness Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the extension of the coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency. Thus the next extension will continue in Hyogo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo until the end of May. However, with increasing daily…
Japan art: Cultural art during momentous political changes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Ishizaki Kōyō (1884-1947) hails from the prefecture of Toyama in Japan. He was the fifth born son of a merchant family. Therefore, from a very early age, his path was set and secure. Kōyō studied under Yamamoto Koichi when…
Little children and staff members killed in machete attack in Brazil Sawako Utsumi and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times The town of Saudades, in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil, is in shock after a brutal machete attack. Currently, the motive behind the horrendous attack by an 18-year-old male at a nursery school remains…
Osaka news: Osaka might request an extension of the State of Emergency Sawako Uchida and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times The official coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency covering Hyogo, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Osaka isn’t appearing effective to all areas covered. Thus, Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura of Osaka is mulling to ask for an extension because of…
Olympic news: Sapporo Covid-19 crisis but a pre-Olympic event to be held Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis shows no sign of abating in Japan. Indeed, even if a decrease emerges suddenly, it only appears that a new wave will follow based on the slow vaccination program in Japan.…
Tokyo Olympics: Highest severe daily Covid-19 cases reported in Japan Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to start on July 23 despite the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Internally, countless polls highlight the unpopularity of holding the Olympics and Paralympics this year. Despite this, and with Japan reporting…
China sends India Covid-19 assistance despite frosty relations Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Increased territorial tensions between China and India have been put aside because of the severity of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in India. Hence, President Xi Jinping of China reiterated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India that China…
Islamists kill many in Afghanistan, including high school students Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Islamists have killed many in the latest terrorist attack in Afghanistan. Hence, while Muslims were focused on Ramadan, a brutal Islamist truck bomb killed at least 30 people. High school students are also among the dead after…
