Two young males in Japan die after suspended Moderna Covid-19 vaccine lots Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is heavily focused on the vaccine program to curtail deaths and hospitalizations concerning coronavirus (Covid-19). Thus, at a time of daily high infection numbers in Japan, along with enormous strains on…
PM Suga to face internal leadership battle: LDP revolving chairs during Covid crisis Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis is at its height in Japan concerning high daily infections. All this is happening despite the staging of the Olympics and Paralympics – and with Tokyo and other parts…
Tokyo Covid-19 breaks 5,000 daily infections: Inept Suga and Koike Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan is never-ending and the sense of irresponsibility under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is all-pervading. Equally, since Suga took office, the usual opportunistic Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike seems to follow the coattails of…
Koike and pointless Olympics: No foreign spectators to no outdoor viewing events in Tokyo Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The latest ending of the State of Emergency in Japan concerning the coronavirus (Covid-19) will be replaced by past failed quasi measures. Hence, the coronavirus crisis is haunting the Olympics. Of course, the…
PM Suga to ease Covid-19 State of Emergency: Seeks Olympic spectators Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan seeks to ease the Covid-19 State of Emergency by introducing quasi measures. This concerns the expiration of the State of Emergency that expires on Sunday – with the exception being…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Tokyo Olympics: Tokyo and Osaka hit over 1,000 daily Covid-19 infections again Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan is never-ending. Indeed, despite deaths of over 10,100 being low when viewed in the international context, Japan is performing worst when compared to the regional nations of China,…
Japan and another State of Emergency: Tokyo Olympics still scheduled Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Another coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency will begin tomorrow in parts of Japan that include Tokyo. However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike insist the Olympics and Paralympics…
EU to reimpose an entry ban on Japan because of growing Covid-19 infections Kanako Mita and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The recent upsurge in coronavirus infections and deaths in Japan means that the European Union (EU) is set to close the door on travel from this country. Of course, the EU is blighted by…
Covid-19 health care strains in Hokkaido, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan is gradually increasing more strains in several parts of the country. Hence, the health care system in parts of Hokkaido, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo are coming under the highest strains…
Japan SDF to send nurses to Covid-19 blighted hospital in Asahikawa Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times At least two hospitals in the city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido are facing severe problems because of increasing coronavirus (Covid-19) infections. Hence, the government of Japan is on standby to send nurses within the Self-Defense Forces…
Seriously ill Covid-19 cases reach a record high in Japan Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The number of seriously ill coronavirus (Covid-19) cases reached a record high in Japan. Hence, with 472 people deemed critical, it is clear that certain parts of Japan are witnessing a growing problem. Despite this, it…
Japan records a new daily Covid-19 high: 415 new cases in Osaka Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In the last week, Japan is reaching new daily coronavirus (Covid-19) highs with regularity. Hence, many cities including Hokkaido, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, and others, have also reached new daily infection highs. Prime Minister Yoshihide…
The Japanese government calls for Covid-19 workplace measures: Telework month Sawako Utsumi and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese government is concerned by recent national and regional coronavirus (Covid-19) highs. Hence, with influenza and the winter season on the horizon, the government is calling for more anti-coronavirus workplace measures to be implemented. Nishimura Yasutoshi,…
Aichi ends the Covid-19 State of Emergency Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Hideaki Omura, the Governor of Aichi, lifted the coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency based on the reduction of infections. Hence, the State of Emergency between August 6 and 24 appears to have halted the crisis. The main concern is Nagoya…
Aichi to declare a Covid-19 State of Emergency from August 6 Sawako Utsumi and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The prefecture of Aichi will declare a State of Emergency between August 6 and 24 based on increasing coronavirus (Covid-19) infections. This notably applies to Nagoya and the surrounding region. Therefore, this will affect many Japanese…
Covid-19 cases in Fukuoka (Kitakyushu) and a small cluster in Tokyo Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The state of emergency was recently lifted in Japan. Yet new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) are continuing despite the rate being low. Therefore, the focus is on the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka. Before focusing…
Governor of Okinawa pleads to tourists to keep away because of coronavirus Chika Mori and Kanako Itamae Modern TokyoTimes The Golden Week holiday period in Japan covers late April to the first week of May. However, because of the state of emergency and the coronavirus crisis, the Governor of Okinawa is appealing to people to…
Regions in Japan request people in coronavirus hit areas to refrain from movement Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The limitations of the state of emergency ushered by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are creating internal tensions. This relates to Yuriko Koike, the Tokyo Governor, seeking greater clarity so that she can lockdown…
U.S. Embassy in Tokyo warns Americans about coronavirus and hints at suspicions Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan appears to be entering a new phase of increasing daily coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. Naturally, people in Japan are worried about this. Hence the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo is also monitoring events carefully. Therefore,…
Abe fears for the Japan economy if Tokyo is forced to lockdown over coronavirus Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokyo is witnessing more coronavirus cases. Hence, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his fear of a lockdown on Tokyo. Therefore, despite the coronavirus (Covid-19) entering Japan by the middle of January, it…
PM Abe of Japan seeks to reassure people about new measures to tackle coronavirus Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan sought to reassure people about new measures to tackle coronavirus (Covid-19). Thus, with pressure ramping up internally because of the slowness of action, a more pro-active…
President Trump utters that the Tokyo Olympic Games would be better to be canceled Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Donald Trump of America pointedly suggested that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be canceled for one year. The leader of America is suggesting this based on the continuing international coronavirus (Covid-19)…
Japan contraction before the coronavirus black swan equates to economic woes Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was optimistic that his economic policies alongside the intended increase in tourism and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games would enable a rebound. Of course, Abe knew that the sales tax hike…
