The failed state of emergency in Japan to expand to other prefectures Kanako Mit and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus State of Emergency currently covering Tokyo isn’t working. After all, new record daily infections have been recorded in recent days. Since the coronavirus crisis emerged in Japan, it is like an endless yo-yo…
Yui Ohashi wins a second Olympic gold for Japan in swimming Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times Yui Ohashi won her second swimming gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Unlike her first gold medal, this time she fought back bravely to win her second gold after coming from behind in a pulsating 200-meter…
Japan wins first-ever Table Tennis Olympic gold after beating China Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Japan won its first-ever table tennis gold medal at the Olympics after Jun Mizutani and Ito Mima beat Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen from China. The amazing mixed doubles final went all the way to the last…
Great Britain win amazing Olympic gold for diving after Daley and Lee deliver Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Olympic 10-meter platform for synchronized diving for men went all the way to the final dive. Even then, the amazing last dive by Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen from China had Tom Daley…
Japan wins first swimming gold at Tokyo Olympics: Australia break world record Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Japan won its first swimming gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics after Yui Ohashi won the 400-meter individual medley after her amazing breaststroke leg. Emma Weyant of America, the silver medalist, did challenge late on…
China wins first gold of the Olympics: Related Covid-19 infections to the games reaches 127 Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Olympics witnessed the first gold medal going to China. However, more coronavirus (Covid-19) cases emerged linked to the Olympics. Therefore, the sporting angle can’t escape the reality of the coronavirus…
Tokyo homeless kicked out for the privileged Olympics: Taking the knee and ignoring the locals and region Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Olympics is to commence in front of privileged spectators. Hence, ordinary people in Japan and foreign spectators are banned from attending Olympic venues. However, for the homeless in Tokyo,…
Tokyo Covid-19 daily infections in six-month high: The Olympics! Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Olympics start officially in 48 hours despite some sporting events already starting. With this in mind, it is shocking that the highest daily coronavirus (Covid-19) infection rate in six months was announced in Tokyo. This will…
Tokyo Olympics to costs tens of billions of dollars: Privileged only! Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Olympics typify the shallowness of humanity. Officially, over 4 million deaths from the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19). Yet, in India alone, the number of excess deaths is 4 million. However, despite the enormous loss of…
Western European floods leave at least 170 dead Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Western European floods are known to have killed at least 170 people. In Germany, the figure is now 133 deaths. Hence, search and rescue missions are ongoing in several nations, notably in areas hit the hardest in Belgium and…
Tokyo Covid-19 infections continue to increase one week before the Olympics begin Sawako Uchida and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times New daily infections of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tokyo reached a figure last reported in late January. Thus with the neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama witnessing a new upturn in daily infections, the…
Japan reaches 15,000 Covid-19 deaths: IOC President Bach astonishingly thanks the Chinese! Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Japan reached the grim milestone of 15,000 coronavirus deaths (Covid-19) deaths today. Sadly, this figure will gradually increase because of the slowness of the vaccination program and the casual approach to the…
Daiichi Sankyo to launch important Covid-19 trial: mRNA, Covid-19, and cancer Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese pharmaceutical sector is slow off the mark compared with several nations where mRNA coronavirus vaccines and non-mRNA vaccines are already being used. However, the Japanese companies of AnGes, Daiichi Sankyo, KM Biologics, and Shionogi…
Israel Supreme Court approves LGBTQ surrogacy rights for same-sex couples Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Israel is multi-ethnic and multi-religious. Judaism is the largest faith in Israel followed by Islam, Christianity, and the Druze. However, other smaller religious communities that suffer persecution in Muslim-dominated nations throughout the Middle East also…
Tokyo Olympics: Hokkaido and Fukushima also say no to spectators Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Olympics unraveled negatively, even more, this week. This concerns the announcement that spectators in Japan are not allowed to attend venues in Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama. However, a window…
Tokyo Olympics: Taxes spent but no attendance unless athletes or privileged Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) have spent vast sums on holding the Olympics and Paralympics. Both entities did this despite the full knowledge of the international coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and…
Another Covid-19 State of Emergency is likely in Tokyo: Pointless Olympics Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times According to reports Tokyo is bracing itself for its fourth State of Emergency. This concerns the recent upturn in daily coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in the capital city of Japan. Therefore, with over 900 daily coronavirus cases…
Japan mutes 5,000 Olympic spectator cap: Covid-19 upturn in Tokyo and IOC privilege Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The daily upturn in new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Tokyo is limiting the desire of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of allowing more spectators at…
4 deaths confirmed from Shizuoka mudslides: Many still missing Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Search and rescue teams are still looking for many missing people in the city of Atami, in Shizuoka. This concerns the mudslides that hit Atami after torrential rainfall on Saturday. Chiba and Kanagawa also witnessed torrential rain that…
Tokyo Covid-19 daily week-on-week increase reaches 14 days Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The daily week-on-week increase of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tokyo reached 14 consecutive days. This is extremely worrying for the Tokyo Olympics that set to commence later this month. Yuriko Koike, the Tokyo Governor, recently returned to work after health…
Tokyo Olympics and dithering: Covid-19 increasing again in Tokyo Sawako Utsumi and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times The unpopular Tokyo Olympic countdown is three weeks away. However, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) can’t decide if any internal spectators are allowed. Therefore, despite coronavirus (Covid-19) cases…
Protests continue in Colombia based on political discontent Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Protests are continuing in Colombia because after two months many see little change from the government of President Ivan Duque. In this time, at least 60 people have been killed. Hence, the state apparatus isn’t afraid to use…
Ethiopia announces unilateral ceasefire in Tigray: Armed forces pull out of Mekelle Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The armed forces of Ethiopia have pulled out of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray. This rapid development happened after the government of Ethiopia declared a unilateral ceasefire that coverts the region of Tigray. Irrespective…
Peru and election uncertainty remains despite the small socialist majority Sawako Utsumi and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times According to international monitors, the election in Peru was extremely transparent. Indeed, the U.S. State Department deemed the presidential election as being a “model of democracy.” However, despite the official result giving Pedro Castillo a 50.13 percent…
Hungary says EU must enlarge in the Western Balkans: Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Hungary is concerned about protecting the Christian and common European values that have shaped this continent through good times and dark periods. In time, Islamic Ottoman armies, nationalism,…
Hunger stalks vast numbers in Madagascar Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Madagascar continues to face an enormous humanitarian crisis where hunger blights untold numbers. According to the World Food Program, over one million people in southern areas are “marching toward” the horrendous result of starvation. This includes hundreds of thousands of…
Tokyo News: Governor Yuriko Koike to take a short break because of fatigue Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike, is suffering from enormous fatigue. Hence, she will take time away from important meetings this week to focus on her health. Yet despite people wishing Koike a speedy recovery,…
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…
Protracted problems in Colombia met by deaths from the state apparatus Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Enormous inequality and protracted problems that have blighted Colombia for decades are nothing new. However, recent protests throughout Colombia come from many forces. This includes the perennial poor, the indigenous, the working poor, students, people…
Burkina Faso is a neglected crisis: Vast numbers need help Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The recent massacre of over 160 people in Burkina Faso by Sunni Islamists is a grim reminder of the daily suffering of so many people. Hence, the number of internally displaced refugees in Burkina Faso is…
Tokyo Olympics: Official at the JOC aged 52 commits suicide in Tokyo Sawako Utsumi and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times The holding of the Olympics in Tokyo this year remains largely unpopular because of the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Yet, while members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and Tokyo Governor…
