Recession risk looms with 3rd state of emergency

If the 'leaders' ordered a serious lockdown during the first 'state of emergency' when people were worried and taking the coronavirus seriously, perhaps the pandemic could've been avoided. Such as New Zealand, South Korea, Vietnam, and (perhaps) China.

But namby-pamby 'urges' and 'requests' resulted in an ongoing dribble of disease that has resulted in yet another urge for citizens to stay home during their One Week of pleasure. All tourist-related businesses will suffer.

And people are not taking coronavirus seriously anymore given the government lackeys going to steak dinners and parties and 'vowing' to hold the Tokyo Olympics 'no matter what the cost.'

So, of course the economy will suffer. Again.

To think that the government was paying people to travel around a short four months ago. Can you believe that? Just think about that for a moment.

Japan's Suga government who are obsessed with bias that strong corona virus measure damages economy cannot even notice plural examples in Asia-Oceania that strict response to Covid-19 help also economy resultantly.

Spoiler alert. Rich connected families can ignore this.

Lockdown and more lockdowns-they don’t seem to be working do they?

no they wont as long as people are out in large numbers in parks malls shopping centers

It's the lackluster testing, no contact tracing, the 'look the other way' mentality that has got the country into this mess. Their own experts have been telling them to take it seriously but with those 'go-to' campaigns they snubbed them hugely.

It is again half measures that won’t work. Because Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba and Shizuoka are not part of it.

And because it should last at least 6 weeks.

The Japanese economy by the way has not been on the “ slow recovery” they pretend to be on but on a constant slow decline since 2008 temporarily saved by the Chinese tourist boom.

And the policeman is not the first torch related Covid case, that was a Japanese actor taking part as torch bearer. Short memories here.

Japan has always been under a permanent recession (Ultra Great Depression) since the 1990s. Now, Japan got an extra whammy of recessions from the Covid-19 and Abe's 2019 tax hikes.

Ouch. Your business closing again. What about the schools?

kurisupisu:

Lockdown and more lockdowns-they don’t seem to be working do they?

I don't know. Maybe Japan should try one and see.

BTW, did you get the vaccination in the UK then? As a resident of Japan, did you have to pay for it?

Guess I got to close next week and try to enjoy spring anyways.

But can’t be going out or hanging out with others much even. :(

Ouch. Your business closing again. What about the schools?

exactly! they need to close them to mitigate the spread.

"The timing is not good,"

Oh? When did they have in mind?

Oh! The Japanese Government at its finest !

If only there were a vaccine, or laws to be enforced to start containing this issue.........oh wait, there are. Japan just refuses to do them.

It they are going to keep doing these half-way state of emergencies that end up doing more damage than good, why don't they just give a real shutdown a shot? I feel like they would have seen better results if they actually let people stay home instead of cutting off everyone's personal and free time but mandating work and crowded commutes which only make people's tension rise and they end up doing something silly.

Was asking, @AlyRustom 8:45a, as to private and/or public school SOE situations because this @personiamnow 7:48am stated previously to be “a senior member of the city’s largest school” and would be most knowledgeable.

Better healthy than dead. This recession had began 10 years ago. But property prices are still going up.

What recession, caused by a SOE? You can feel free to send me and all others some billions and then we pull out all worldwide economies at once just only by online orders , into a boom you’ve never seen before. In other words, it has nothing to do with the SOE.

Was asking, @AlyRustom 8:45a, as to private and/or public school SOE situations because this @personiamnow 7:48am stated previously to be “a senior member of the city’s largest school” and would be most knowledgeable.

I see. I was just commenting based on what I hear from teachers and ALTs that I know that are involved in the school system. Most tell me that safety protocols are not in play all the time and that the students are maskless during PE and sit together during lunchtime, so all the signs are there.

Never mind, they can just print more money to keep the economy afloat.....

We personally not in recession. Still spending on good food, restaurants and travels. If there were more people like us, the economy could flourish.

Get out there and spend and save the economy.

Enjoy the sunshine folks!

Doom and gloom won't help much

Lockdown and more lockdowns-they don’t seem to be working do they?