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By NICK PERRY WELLINGTON, New Zealand©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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kurisupisu
I’m not ‘muted’ - I am out partying in a bit!
Kyo wa heiwa dayo ne
Meanwhile life in Japan seems practically normal and stress free .
Whether you have been vaccinated or not .
WilliB
Kyo wa heiwa dayo
Yes. So glad to be here, and not in places like Australia, Canada or Germany. Not to mention Austria.
Sven Asai
New Year’s Eve is always muted in Japan, every year and also regardless of anything, corona or not. But yes, one little thing has changed, indeed. A few years before corona they made a special uncommon new year’s firework at the harbor for the rich Chinese on those shopping tours by cruising ships. So it’s now back to normal and such more muted without all those incoming tourists.
Peter Neil
I think people that normal people have learned some things from Covid.
Many have learned that some of their family, friends and associates who won’t be vaccinated, or resist the simple thing of wearing a mask, or buy into nutty conspiracy theories, or can’t discern fact from fiction should be avoided. They are disappointed to learn just how headstrong and wrong they are. That’s a good thing.
I do feel sorry for the children of these people. Learning to thrive in life can’t be done in a bubble of BS.
I also think social media and the media have some responsibility by encouraging the false prophets for profit.
bass4funk
I agree. If the government stops over politicizing the issue, this will pass very quickly, but….