North Korea and South Korea test ballistic missiles: the US muted, Japan angry, and China diplomatic Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Korean Peninsula witnessed the launching of tested ballistic missiles by North Korea and South Korea within hours of each other. Japan condemned the launch by North Korea. However,…
Nigeria cholera death toll reaches over 2,000 people Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The cholera death toll in Nigeria is unrelenting and widespread. Henceforth, by early September, the death toll from cholera reached over 2,000 people. Therefore, the death toll will continue to flow at a time of endless ethnic and religious…
Japan LDP leadership battle: Taro Kono playing traditional conservatism Sawako Uchida and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The stepping down of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga means a contested leadership battle within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Henceforth, the factional nature of LDP politics will come into play. Unlike the nationalist angle of Sanae Takaichi…
Meningitis outbreak in DRC with 50 percent fatality ratio: 129 known deaths Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is blighted by countless ethnic and religious issues, including recent massacres committed by the Islamist terrorist group the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Two recent massacres by the ADF…
Japan LDP leadership battle: Fumio Kishida vows fairer society Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The announcement by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that he would step down means an internal battle to replace him is ongoing within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Several candidates have come forward. However, unlike others, Fumio…
PM Suga of Japan to resign but LDP family deadwood and factions to remain Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan is to resign later this month. He took office after the illness of former leader Shinzo Abe. However, his aloofness during the coronavirus (Covid-19)…
Japan reaches 1.5 million Covid-19 cases since the crisis began in early 2020 Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan began in the middle of January last year. Initially, the speed of coronavirus infections was slow. However, in the last few months, the pace of infections picked up…
Over 900 people in Japan on ventilators from Covid-19: Suga, Koike, and priority Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times New daily high infection rates from the coronavirus (Covid-19) in recent weeks have been reported throughout Japan. Henceforth, a new high of 907 patients on ventilators who are in serious condition isn’t a shock. Therefore,…
Over 118,000 people in Japan recuperating at home from Covid: Bed shortages to sport Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan and the Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike are apt for caring about international athletes, International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, the international media, and providing adequate health care provisions.…
Ethnic massacres in Ethiopia between Oromo and Amhara after alleged OLA attack Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Ethiopia is facing growing ethnic and political tensions in several parts of the country. Thus, with the deaths of over 200 people being reported in the last week after ethnic bloodshed…
The UK evacuated Japanese Embassy staff from Kabul: Usual reliance on others Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan seems to lack a sense of priority when urgent decisions are needed. Indeed, in areas of national security, the government of Japan relies heavily on the armed forces of America.…
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…
Bach of IOC rebuked for returning to watch the Tokyo Paralympics by Shigeru Omi Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Shigeru Omi, the chief medical adviser to the Japanese government concerning Covid-19, hit out at the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This concerns President Thomas Bach of the IOC returning to…
Japanese artist Soga Shōhaku was influenced by the Muromachi Period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) belongs to the Edo Period. Yet, for Shōhaku, the art world of the Muromachi Period (1336 to 1573 – period officially began in 1338) is what inspired him. Therefore, the cultural angle of the…
Ex female-MP in Afghanistan says, “Happy to have gotten rid of all these thieves and losers who left the country.” Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Images are circulating all over the world of adult males seeking to escape Afghanistan, while the last remnants of American and other foreign troops remain. All…
Tokyo Covid crisis results in over 60 percent being denied hospitalization: The Olympics! Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In any other country that held the Olympics during the height of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, then heads would roll if horrendous convulsions emerged. Yet, in Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko…
Japanese art: The desolate Japanese Buddhist path Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a gifted contemporary Japanese artist. In her latest art piece, titled “The desolate Japanese Buddhist path,” Utsumi once more fuses culture, nature, and Buddhism. Ironically, she does this despite being a follower of Shintoism. This concerns her connection with old Buddhism that…
Japan daily Covid hits 25,000: Tokyo lady and baby of pregnant lady in Chiba die because no hospital beds Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan is at its worst stage concerning daily infections since this virus entered the country in January last year. Reasons…
Japan Covid-19: PM Suga says “time for stricter measures” after the Olympics just finished Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis is at its height in Japan since the Olympic timeframe began concerning the changed perceptions. Thus, while individuals were watching Japan winning Olympic medals – and emphasis on…
Okinawa hospital Covid-19 cluster results in 64 deaths in last few weeks Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times According to NHK, 64 patients connected to the Uruma Kinen Hospital have passed away since July 30, 2021. This cluster of coronavirus (Covid-19) is extremely high for Okinawa. After all, only 250 people have died…
Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif limply fall to the Taliban: A hidden deal? Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The collapse of the armed forces of Afghanistan is astonishing given the alleged professional training by America, the United Kingdom, and other NATO powers. Hence, it seems that backchannels in America, Pakistan, the Taliban (in…
Torrential rain in Japan causing deaths from Nagasaki to Nagano Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The prefectures of Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Saga have especially been hit by long-lasting torrential rain. However, unlike yesterday, these four prefectures are now under an emergency “warning” rather than the “heavy rain emergency warning” that…
Japan in emergency rain warning covering Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Saga Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Japan issued an emergency rain warning to the prefectures of Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Saga. This comes at a time of daily high numbers for coronavirus (Covid-19) in Japan and during the heatstroke season. Therefore, many…
Taliban blitz continues in Afghanistan: Eyes on Mazar-e-Sharif Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Taliban is taking vast swathes of Afghanistan with little resistance in many areas. Thus the armed forces of Afghanistan in many regions have merely ghosted away. It remains to be seen if the move is tactical because…
Japan Covid-19 daily infection high of 18,822: Olympic Covid convulsions Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Shigeru Omi, the chief coronavirus advisor to the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, took a different approach to the Tokyo Olympics. Omi, unlike Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, warned about probable Olympic coronavirus (Covid-19) convulsions…
Tokyo Covid-19 patients sent to neighbouring prefectures: Covid Olympic ripple Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokyo reported a new high of severe coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. Indeed, some patients suffering from coronavirus in Tokyo are now being sent to the neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama, according to NHK news.…
Tokyo hits record high of daily severe Covid-19 cases: Covid Olympic ripple Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times A new daily high of severe coronavirus (Covid-19) symptoms hit Tokyo on the coattails of the ending of the Tokyo Olympics. Similarly, record daily high coronavirus infections occurred throughout the Olympics in Tokyo and nationally.…
Rwanda helps Mozambique to dislodge Sunni Islamist forces in Mocimboa da Praia Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The increasing Sunni Islamist insurgency in Northern Mozambique led to several African nations sending military forces to support Mozambique. At first, Mozambique sought to utilize private security networks to train and support the armed…
Pockets of resistance in Kunduz in Afghanistan: Taliban increases pressure Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Taliban is increasing pressure on several cities throughout Afghanistan. Some agencies are claiming that Kunduz is in the hands of the Taliban. However, pockets of government resistance continue in their own military base and the…
Covid-19 clusters hitting retail and food sectors in Japan Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan is increasing since the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Of course, the coronavirus crisis began early last year. However, since the Olympics, new daily highs of coronavirus infections have been announced throughout…
Tokyo stabbing spree on a train near leafy Seiji area: Motive unknown Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times A terrible stabbing by a male on the Odakyu Train Line resulted in ten people being stabbed. It is believed that one stabbing victim suffered more severe injuries than other people. The Odakyu Electric Railway…
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…
