Posted in: Japan's tight entry rules over Omicron variant to last into next year See in context
The time to act was when the recent variant was detected in South Africa.
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Posted in: Police officer arrested for stealing cash from house damaged by fire See in context
The Japanese police are no better than the people they arrest.
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Posted in: Man arrested for threats to organizer of contentious Tokyo art event See in context
Hard for Japanese people to admit that they are wrong. Even in the face of overwhelming evidence.
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Posted in: Woman injured in knife attack at Fukushima Station See in context
These things usually happen to people who the attacker presupposes 'won't fight back'.
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Posted in: Man arrested for forcing his pet cat to swim See in context
Hopefully he is a first time'feline'.
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Posted in: Man steals police car after being left alone in back seat See in context
Police are asking for a description of the stolen vehicle.
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Posted in: Man arrested over theft of 35 kgs of rice from supermarket See in context
Pretty sure that they planned to sell the rice and booze.
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Posted in: Man arrested for attempted murder after throwing dumbbell from 2nd-floor window See in context
What a dumbbell.
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Posted in: Pfizer, BioNTech to supply 120 mil doses of experimental coronavirus vaccine to Japan See in context
Development of an effective medicine is only one step in the vaccination process. Development and distribution as well as actually convincing people of its efficacy are also important factors which need to be considered. In order to shorten the manufacture and speed up the process of inoculation of a large population, the manufacturing capacity has to be in place prior to any potential vaccine candidate procuring approval and licensing. There is a certain amount amount of ‘risk-reward’ calculations to be considered before a company will commit its resources regarding investment in potentially viable medicines or any other products for that matter. As another reader has indicated previously, this particular remedy may not work, but it needs to only work ti a certain extent in order to reach herd immunity.
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Posted in: Tokyo confirms 102 new coronavirus cases See in context
A virus doesn’t want to kill its host. Viruses want to keep their host alive to propagate itself. As long as the host is coughing and discharging viral particles , the virus is happy, assuming that a virus can indeed be happy. Mankind has coexisted with viruses for eons, we are not going to ‘defeat’ this latest strain. I wouldn’t assume that a vaccine will cone along and magically make Covid disappear, at this point in time there exists no vaccines fir any of the coronal strains. Like it or we will be living with Covid 19 for a ling time.
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Posted in: As Japanese gov't slow-walks stimulus, small businesses fear collapse See in context
My U.S. stimulus arrived today. Does anybody have any idea regarding where to cash an IRS stimulus check in Tokyo?
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Posted in: Cabinet minister visits Yasukuni shrine See in context
Not sure why people are concerned with the exploits of a Japanese politician. Japan is becoming increasingly irrelevant on the international stage. Before voicing concerns regarding possible repercussions from pptential allies, keep in mind that Japan has many trading partners and a dirth of allies.
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Negotiate. FFS, that thing people do instead of kill each other. Negotiate about what?
Posted in: At least 22 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut; strike on Gaza school kills 27
Posted in: At least 22 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut; strike on Gaza school kills 27
Posted in: Women at Japan's top university call out gender imbalance
Posted in: At least 22 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut; strike on Gaza school kills 27