Myanmar news: Second NLD member dies in custody Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The political crisis generated by the military coup in Myanmar shows no signs of abating. Indeed, with the second death of a member from the National League for Democracy (NLD) dying in custody, the crisis is increasingly becoming…
Tokyo News: Tokyo Olympics looks set to be held without overseas spectators Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times According to various sources, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics look set to be held without overseas spectators. At the moment, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) isn’t confirming this. However, with the coronavirus (Covid-19) State…
Tokyo tourism: Ikegami Honmonji Temple and Nichiren Buddhism Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Ikegami Honmonji Temple in Tokyo is a great place to connect with spirituality because of the connection with the holy Buddhist priest Nichiren Shonin (1222-1282). Indeed, depending on your route, it is worth visiting the Senzokuike Pond…
Germany and monitoring the AfD: Democrats and intel threaten democracy Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The intelligence community in Germany and the ruling political apparatus are seeking to monitor the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party. Yet, this important opposition party is speaking up for many individuals who feel betrayed by…
Italy Covid-19 deaths reach 100,000: Heavy toll on the elderly Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) death toll will hit 100,000 in Italy within hours. Hence, like the United Kingdom with just under 125,000 deaths, the grim statistic of 100,000 deaths will be reached. Therefore, with deaths still remaining high…
Tokyo tourism: Senzokuike Pond, Nichiren, and the backdrop of Shintoism Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Senzokuike Pond (Senzoku-ike) is a lovely place to visit in Tokyo. Indeed, the relaxing pond is enhanced by the Buddhist and Shinto angles related to history and the scenery. Thus, Shinto shrines and themes dot…
Paraguay witnesses major Covid-19 political protests Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) convulsions are hitting countless nations in the realm of deaths, health care issues, limited to non-existent vaccination programs, poverty, unemployment, and other ills. Not surprisingly, these coronavirus convulsions are especially being felt in poorer nations that have…
Tokyo News: The Covid-19 State of Emergency in Tokyo environs to continue Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency will continue until March 21 in Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama. This comes into line with the wishes of all regional leaders who…
The Pope visits sectarian and divided Iraq amid Covid-19 crisis Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is making a historic visit to Iraq. Hence, a land blighted by Islamist terrorism, sectarianism, the religious persecution of minorities, and other convulsions related to the legacy…
Tokyo News: Government may extend the Stateof Emergency in Tokyo environs Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese government is mulling the extension of the State of Emergency by two more weeks in the environs of Tokyo. This includes Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama. Infections from…
Myanmar and more deaths after anti-coup protesters are attacked by security forces Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The crisis in Myanmar is increasingly turning violent after the military coup against the leadership of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. Thus at least 18 people have been killed in the last 24…
Twelfth-century Japanese art and the historical angle Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Tokiwa Mitsunaga was highly acclaimed in twelfth-century Japan. This notably applies to his âAnnual Rites and Ceremoniesâ dated in 1173. Hence, people can get an insight into the various ceremonies that lit up the compound of the palace. Mitsunaga lived…
Tanaka HÅji and Japan art: Taoism to Meiji era and words of Lao Tzu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tanaka HÅji (1812-1885) is a Japanese artist who belongs to the traditions that predate the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Hence, despite the modernizing convulsions of the Meiji Restoration on the art world of Japan, the…
Deaths decline in Japan last year concerning Covid-19 convulsions Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The international convulsions from the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis are extremely different for many nations. In the worst-case scenario, life expectancy suffered based on the number of coronavirus deaths in many nations including America, Belgium, Brazil, and the…
Biden should negate internal Saudi mechanisms: Mohammed bin Salman or the Muslim Brotherhood narrative? Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Biden of the United States of America appears to be involving himself over the Jamal Khashoggi affair. Hence, it seems that pressure will be put on Saudi Arabia to sideline Crown…
Review of Tokyo Ueno Station by Renae Lucas-Hall Special Contribution: Renae Lucas-Hall According to Wikipedia, the author Yu Miri was born in Yokohama to Korean parents. Her abusive father worked in a pachinko parlour and her mother was a bar hostess. She was bullied at school and made to feel like an outsider. Years later,…
Tokyo News: Tokyo more reluctant than Aichi, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Osaka in lifting Covid-19 emergency Chika Mori and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The government State of Emergency concerning the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis officially lifts on March 7. However, the prefectures of Aichi, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Osaka have requested the lifting of the State of…
Myanmar violence disturbs Japan and calls for reinstalling democracy Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is increasingly disturbed by the use of violence by the security apparatus in Myanmar. Hence, unlike Western nations that failed to support Myanmar during the democratic path under State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi,…
At least two die in Myanmar after more protests against the military coup Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Protests against the military coup in Myanmar are continuing in various parts of the country. Hence, with news that at least two protesters have been killed by the police, the fear is that…
Extrajudicial killings in Colombia between 2002 and 2008 reach 6,400 people Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The military peace deal to solve the protracted conflict in Colombia was signed in 2016. However, for many families, the peace deal rings hollow because loved ones in vast numbers were killed in extrajudicial killings.…
Japan news: Covid-19 deaths surpass 7,000 but infections continue to fall Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan began on January 16 last year. Yet deaths remained relatively low in the first nine months. Thus by the middle of September, below 1,500 people had died. However, in recent…
Japan reliance on foreign Covid-19 vaccines and bottlenecks: China and Russia helping internationally Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times China, Japan, and the Russian Federation all belong to the geographic space of Northeast Asia. Indeed, the Russian Federation is a transcontinental nation. However, despite China and the Russian Federation producing coronavirus (Covid-19)…
Iran fears the fourth wave of Covid-19 deaths Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Iran fears a fourth coronavirus (Covid-19) wave is on its way after several people died from the highly infectious strain emanating from the United Kingdom. Currently, just below 60,000 people have perished officially from coronavirus…
Ebola epidemic declared in Guinea after recent deaths Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Guinea announced the country is facing an Ebola epidemic. This announcement was made after three people died from this potent virus. It is known that at least four other people are now fighting for survival from…
Tokyo News: Nikkei reaches 30 year high of 30,000 while ordinary people in Japan are struggling Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The international coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis is nearing 2.5 million deaths. However, for absolute capitalists, it is a great time to make a literal money killing. Hence, in Japan, and in…
Art of Japan and Rinpa inspired art in modern times Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese contemporary artist, Sawako Utsumi, produced an adorable art piece based on rinpa (rimpa). In the past, Utsumi also heavily focused on Sakai HÅitsu (1761-1828) concerning rinpa. However, in her latest rinpa art piece, the emphasis is on…
China and the United Kingdom impose respective media bans Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In a perfect world, media organizations would be based solely on journalism and providing independent news. However, the agenda of the day be it overtly controlled politically like in China – or based on politically correct modes…
Japan must foster its own approach to the Myanmar crisis Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan must foster its own independent approach to the Myanmar crisis while working with the United States of America, the European Union (EU), and regional nations. It seems likely that sanctions will be…
Ebola outbreak kills 2 in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kanako Mita and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The deaths of two people from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is worrying people and health officials in the North Kivu province. At the moment, it remains unclear if this is a natural sporadic…
Myanmar coup leaders face increasing protests Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The military coup in Myanmar against the State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi – and her political allies – is triggering increasing protests. Hence, the internal convulsions of the military coup are still unfolding. Protests denouncing the military coup continue…
The ratio of Covid-19 deaths is low from Japan to Vietnam Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis hit the headlines after Wuhan in China witnessed a high number of deaths and infections. Apart from Wuhan, the rest of China mainly escaped the ravages of the coronavirus. Similarly, the…
Images of old Japan based on a commercial illusion Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese photographer, Kusakabe Kimbei, was born in 1841 in Edo Japan and died in the 1930s during a period of heightened political tension in this nation. Hence, one can only imagine the things he witnessed throughout his life because…
