Kanako Mita News Today

Tokyo News: Tokyo and border linked prefectures request Covid-19 State of Emergency Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan is worse now than at any other time. Despite this, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is heavily focused on the economic angle rather than declaring a state of emergency. In truth, the Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike is equally focused on the economic and Olympic angle. However, with increasing infections and strains on th...

Tokyo News: Covid-19 daily high of over 1300 based on inaction Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Tokyo is at its height now based on local government and central government inaction. Instead, the focus in the last few months is solely the economy. Therefore, daily new highs of new coronavirus infections in Tokyo – and in other parts of Japan – occur regularly. Indeed, it appears that the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and the...

Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games look set to become the most expensive in the history of the Olympics. Yet, the ultra-modern city of Tokyo doesn’t need the games to develop its infrastructure. Therefore, the planned final costs are horrendous. Hence with the final cost expected to be $15.9 billion, this is shockingly high. It comes at a time when many people are struggling because of economics based on the longevity of ...

Tokyo News: Tokyoites hit by Covid-19 related poverty visit consultations by trade unions Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The National Confederation of Trade Unions is extremely concerned about growing poverty caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. This relates to people losing their jobs and others surviving on a reduced income. Of course, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga continues with grand plans related to the environment, helping international nations suffering from t...

Tokyo News: New fresh Covid-19 daily high reaches 822 Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis witnessed a daily high of new infections today in Tokyo. Hence, with 822 new infections, it is clear that further strains on the health care system will occur. However, ordinary people need to know why the ratio in the last two days is extremely different. After all, in ratio terms, yesterday was worse when applied to tests taken The relatively low number o...

Tokyo News: Majority support Olympics to be canceled or postponed Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times According to a survey by NHK, the majority of people support the Olympic Games and Paralympics to be postponed once more – or canceled outright. This latest survey highlights the struggle ahead for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in staging a popular event. Of course, to be fair to Tokyo, the current international coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis entails that most major cities ...