Gov't to review next week early lifting of state of emergency

OMG. Isn’t the number of cases dropping because of the low testing rates in recent days ??? How could they believe those figures

Interesting! Tokyo has a little over 300 cases and the government decides to lift the SOE. Melbourne has 13 cases and the whole state goes into a five day lockdown.

The j-gov just seems to think that one or two thousand new cases every day is acceptable collateral damage.

The latest legislation approved at Diet would allow prefectural governments to manage own emergency measures at will in accordance with local situations.

The SOE upon 10 most affected prefectures is likely to be lifted next week while authorities will be transferred to local levels. I think it's more flexible and effective in responding to the virus.

> Interesting! Tokyo has a little over 300 cases and the government decides to lift the SOE. Melbourne has 13 cases and the whole state goes into a five day lockdown. 

Overkill, on the part of the Australian government!

In Japan, social distancing is not a reality.

There will be viral spread in such highly dense populations.There is no need for lockdowns just commonsense in day to day hygiene.

In Japan, social distancing is not a reality.

There will be viral spread in such highly dense populations.There is no need for lockdowns just commonsense in day to day hygiene.

Explain Taiwan then. Taiwan is the Gold Standard that Japan and all other nations should be learning from. Population twice as dense as Japan, just 9 deaths. Thats right - 9 DEATHS.

It seems to be all about anticipating the disaster, acting fast, tracing properly and not letting it spread in the community. Just saying "there will be viral spread" regardless, is a defeatist attitude.

most posts here so far want a SOE & are upvoted.

The few posts that are against a SOE are downvoted.

So many doomsayers here

Explain Taiwan then. Taiwan is the Gold Standard that Japan and all other nations should be learning from. Population twice as dense as Japan, just 9 deaths. Thats right - 9 DEATHS.

Thats because they are likely reporting deaths that are FROM Covid and not WITH Covid.

The numbers around the world will eventually be as relatively low as in Singapore when the issue can't be milked for political gain anymore

Interesting! Tokyo has a little over 300 cases and the government decides to lift the SOE. Melbourne has 13 cases and the whole state goes into a five day lockdown.

I'd much rather be here than in Melbourne. I'm so glad we don't have the restrictions that they are doing in Australia. That is insane for this global psyop.

OMG. Isn’t the number of cases dropping because of the low testing rates in recent days ??? How could they believe those figures.

Easy, because Japan will host the Olympics this year, so in order to do that the numbers need to go down, so basically, the infection rate is now all of a sudden quickly going down.

The SOE, as moderate as it is, seems to be having some effect. Why lift it now with those more contagious and lethal variants out there? Japan hasn't even begun vaccinating either. Keep the SOE at least until vaccinations are underway in earnest. The virus is still a danger. Just check at the number of deaths reported on Feb 11. Highest ever.

 Keep the SOE at least until vaccinations are underway in earnest. 

Next year! It has been reported that it will take until APRIL to distribute 10,000 doses.

Too early and 8 pm shut down did the trick aye? I think it’s the young kids who think they are invulnerable are going out spreading it to elders unintentionally

daijobu - “Japan's first batch of the vaccines arrived on Friday” - They’re thinking “the ‘elites’ will be fine and so, SOE we can end.”

Looking forward to the pubs staying open after 8 pm!

Great news!!

Are you kidding me? Well, I'll just continue trusting my own judgement. J-gov lacks any kind of credibility.

It is strange that nobody believes the Japanese government statistics, but they believe without doubt the statistics of Taiwan, Australia, and every other country.

@northernlife

and what about the lives of people whose businesses have had to close or have lost their jobs ?

oh that’s right, you’re still getting your full salary so you don’t care about them or their families.

And the MLIT minister is already talking about Go to. Watch for Nishimura, once he starts talking about it, you can bet these morons will do it all over again.

It is strange that nobody believes the Japanese government statistics, but they believe without doubt the statistics of Taiwan, Australia, and every other country.

I don’t believe China’s stats. Neither do many Chinese people.

I tend to have more faith in stats from countries with widespread testing. I’m not in either one of the hysterical camps ( just another flu/conspiracy theory/psyop camp or those looking to lock the planet up ) but widespread testing does help give us a clearer picture of where we are.

gokai_wo_manekuToday  09:18 am JST

It is strange that nobody believes the Japanese government statistics, but they believe without doubt the statistics of Taiwan, Australia, and every other country.

Governments everywhere lie all the time for their own benefit. It's very hard to know what's true and what isn't, so I think the default position should be deep skepticism regardless of who is in government. In the context of the current situation, I certainly think numbers are coming down, but that's due to the natal behaviour of respiratory viruses and less to do with government measures.

In that light, I definitely want the SOE to be lifted.

62 deaths attributed

Notice the wording. Attributed.

kurisupisu - There will be viral spread in such highly dense populations.There is no need for lockdowns just commonsense in day to day hygiene

Yeah, and how’s that working out so far? A couple of thousand new cases nationwide every day. Yeah, no need for lockdowns. It’s acceptable collateral damage. (roll eyes)

A life of lockdowns that don't work...

No thanks!!

I don't understand why everyone want so much lock down to continue. You people want millions of people life, job, couple. Only to save 1 or 2 thousand very old people ?

More than 1 millions people die in japan every year.

Yes the japanese population is more aware about how to fight the virus than in europe or us. We did not see the same picture.

You think stat of death and serious sick is hided ? so why it does not have any impact on the global death stat.

why we can not see hospital completly crowded with tent on hospital parking full of covid people in serious condition.

It is just politic, just a need to be against government. Something we can find everywhere.

Gov't to review next week early lifting of state of emergency

A: Next week Govt to review early lifting of SOE

B: Early lifting of SOE to be reviewed by Govt next week

C: Govt to review early lifting of SOE next week

D: Govt to review, next week, lifting of SOE early

E: Govt to review next week, early lifting of SOE

F: Any of the above being better than what the editor chose

Is that graffiti on the telephone booth windows, or part of the design, I cant tell?

 hospitals remain under strain despite a decline in infections.

So hospitals are still packed and struggling?

Clearly the problem isn't getting any better.

What's the difference anyway?

Life goes on unaffected by any "lockdown" that may or may not (definitely not) currently happening.

Learn from the UK's mistakes, easing any restrictions too soon means cases will spike again.

It seems numbers are trending downward globally and in Japan also. I hope this is correct and the trend continues.

@Shogun. I think the hospitalization numbers are a trailing indicator so they should fall (we shall see).

All of the debating aside I just hope declining numbers are real and the trend continues.

 I only care about my family and close friends if that makes me a bad person so be it.

we do agree on this then. That is exactly why I need to work, to support my family. With a SOE, my work diminishes significantly, as does my income.

Last year I went two months with NO income, & I don’t want to go through that again.

I agree with tooheysnew!!

Spot on mate!

It is strange that nobody believes the Japanese government statistics, but they believe without doubt the statistics of Taiwan, Australia, and every other country.

Exactly! How could people be so naïve!

People keep on talking about lockdown but Japan never have had any of those.

Interesting! Tokyo has a little over 300 cases and the government decides to lift the SOE. Melbourne has 13 cases and the whole state goes into a five day lockdown

Glad that Japan is not Australia and we do not have to endure a lockdown every time there are a few cases. These Australian lockdowns do not make any sense. And the tennis open does not stop though the cluster was found in a quarantine hotel used by the tournament participants

I have a friend who works in a kuakusho and has stated there is a wait list for COVID patients who are seriously ill but there are no beds available.

Holy Cow! An anonymous friend from an anonymous internet poster. Lets lock down now!

Follow Dr. Fauci's advice and double mask on the crowded trains, have your kids when sitting in the classroom put on 2 masks and so on this is suppose to reduce your risks by about 95 percent

Only 2 masks?? Are you trying to kill people?? When I leave the house, I have no less than 5 masks on.

(Inside the house and alone, I feel 3 will probably keep me alive)

Ashley... your friend is wrong!

Japan is smart enough not to follow the West into total lockdown economic seppuku.