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By STEPHEN WADE TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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1glenn
It would be a terrible shame if Japan followed India as the next Covid-19 disaster story. It seems to me that the government and the citizenry should be working to get the vaccines into peoples' arms as quickly as possible.
Chico3
That's good. Can't say the same for the national Japanese government.
Danielsan
The CDC recently announced that the possibility of transmitting Covid outdoors has been vastly overstated.
As long as people maintain reasonable distances from one another and refrain from screaming hysterically, and wear a mask for good measure, the chances of catching Covid outdoors is nil.
The Torch Relay is a great opportunity for the Japanese people to display the Olympic Spirit and show the world the undaunted spirit of Bushido!
AramaTaihenNoYouDidnt
Oustanding!
shogun36
Great. Now put the torch out, for good.
wanderlust
Watched the latest 'Torch Relay ceremony' last night. I think it was Fukuoka. An absolute farce.
20-30 participants passing a torch to each other on a stage, grey overall-clad event staff with walkie-talkies overseeing every move that they made, barking orders, while the usual 'Bijin Ana' host tried to drum up support from a lacklustre audience.
Aly Rustom
Funny thing is, Hidehiko Yuzaki, Hiroshima governor, is LDP
Aly Rustom
Local gov showing more sense than the national gov.
robert maes
This is the relay of shame
Boku Dayo
Good.
sakurasuki
Local government they put their citizen first, that's good!
ChiaPet
Great news! Now if they just cancel this entire disaster and put the Japanese Citizens first...
^Dreams...Who am I kidding?