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Tisk tisk tisk,.. haters haters haters.

I concur, Japanese fruits are some of the best (brazil is up there too : )

And yes, after a life time exploring this planet, i would say a great deal of things are better in Japan.

If everyone would take the time and effort to delete all data history and turn off all tracking within the settings that would be a good start.

Doesn't look like the vast majority of people in the US believe in the basics. Wearing a mask, sanitizer at the entry and exit of all retail and restaurants and avoiding crowded places when possible.

Living in Japan and seeing the benefit of those simple precautions first hand, I don't see how the US will curb the current trend without them. And with that the general unemployment and economy.

That is if you aren't wealthy and have stocks in the US exchanges which are being pumped by the Federal Reserve's newly created money.

Stop buying cheap cheap cheap made in China crap. Invest in quality things made to last. Better for geopolitics, local economies, true artisans and the environment.

It's generally not that people are too "good" for some jobs, other than a percentage of agricultural jobs (as it the case in most develped countries), it's that it will take some time to shift workers who lost jobs in one place to shift to combo company.

What goes up must come down. This is a game of the haves. The have nots only live on the down.

Give Google all this added data they can then sell on and make millions. Nope, not me.

Why are people so anxiously waiting for the masks. They are a bunch of square fabric stitched together in the simplestof ways, way too small for your face. They make you look like you're waiting a kids mask. Must admit, total waste of a ton of money. I hope this slush fund gets better directed.

The Central Banks have all the power not the government per say. The can create and burst bubbles at will. They control the economy, and so the world.

Japan is, and has been, the only country to get away with printing their way out of deep recessions because they own most (about 90%) of their own dept.

Other countries (ege. USA) who try this will fail due to the above stated. If the US has to resort to this it will most likely make the dollar rise to unprecedented highs and the crumbling will start and spread leaving nonwhere unscathed. BUT hey, what do I, or anyone else know, we have never in recorded history been in this situation.

Absolutely idiotic. I still do not understand this side of the Japanese culture.

I don't understand all the criticism of not testing enough. Testing has been low because it has been targeted at clusters and transition chains.

If Abenomask cost almost half a BILLION dollars, how much will blanket testing cost? Both funds could be put to better use in easing peoples every day lives.

Anyway, the point is to reduce deaths as much as possible, not count how many people are sick or asymptomatic to join the global daily stats phenomenon.

The aim was never to lock down the virus to death, it was to give the health sector breathing space to deal with the cases which needed hospitalization. To not have the hospitals over run.

Why does it feel like that's been forgotten. There are only two ways out. Either you get it and create the needed antibodies or take a (non-existent) vaccine for the same.

Great job everyone. Japan was the second country to register COVID-19, one of the most populated countries with some of the highest population dense cities in the world. It retained some of the lowest deaths (irrespective of number tested) and is now opening up before a damaged economy turns to a broken economy.

Let's everybody keep simple precautions in place, as we have done before and during this virus.

Above all let's not fall into the fear trap like the US, Europe and others.

Prespective. Let's be the first country to bounce back!

China has had satellite destroying/ interfering technology for years. I assume that means other countries have it too. "We must adapt to the new security environment", rightfully said. Japan is just trying to keep up with what other countries are investing in heavily behind the scenes. A space arms race.

What WE all, the people of every country, must fight for is universal peace, understanding and equality. There is no US and THEM. We all share this planet and its environment. There needs to be a fundamental shift of financial and human resources to accommodate EVERYONE or no one will be happy.

Definitely need to stop being slaves to the 1%. Life is beautiful, let's start living it instead of trying to survive it.

Mine arrived yesterday. They suck. Really, I'm not just winging, they really aren't good. 46.6 billion yen, oops.

Gosh, I got the two masks yesterday. I'm sure the 46.6 billion yen could have gone so much further covering the medical staff who are treating the victims of this thing.

"Approximately 3,400 excess deaths were observed nationwide in the 2018/19 season, which was estimated to be similar to the average year", japanese government influenza (flu) statistics.

https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/en/2019-10-04-07-17-22/865-iasr/9288-477te.html

"Apart from a fever on the first day and a loss of smell, Kadono had no major symptoms", and she was in the hospital for three weeks??

Wasn't the idea of the lock downs to slow the rate of people contracting the virus in order to not over run the hospitals / health care system? At what point did it turn into 'hide from some invisible until it goes away'?

There are only two ways out of this. Either you get it, 80%ish with no or mild symptoms, consider her immunity has historically happened between 40 - 90% depending on the virus. Or immunity through a vaccine.

Most of the world and it's people will be literally devastated if we wait at home until a vaccine arrives (and that will come without the thorough testing widespread dosing deserves - Japan has history in this regard).

Get peoples livelihoods back on track before it's too late, take extra care and focus on the high risk groups who legitimately need to fear this virus.

@Roger Jolly, hospitals are not packed with sick people.

Exactly! All these mentions about cover up and under testing, maybe, but if the morgues were full we would know about it.

Easy to criticize a government, with hindsight. I would have lived the perfect life with no mistakes, with hindsight.

Unless you're from Scandinavia (who's citizens have not bought into the hysteria) or a handful of other small states, not too much to look up to in regards to government adequacy.

For a population of 126.5 million, I think japan has done well under the circumstances. Could they have done better? Of course.

Seriously, please inform me of other countries implementing better support at the moment. 100,000 to all citizens AND foreigners. Cash hand outs to SME's AND self employed/ freelancers.

I was at costco two days ago and bought a pack of 30 disposable masks for 418 yen.

Respect and thank you to all the workers helping to keep what's left of the economy running. Shame on anyone putting another down due to their position, lack of experience or education. Ignorance is not bliss, it's ugly.

I don't think it's so black and white. I get the staying home as there is a small percentage of high risk group whome risk severe health complications, or even mortality. Also the strain and indirect consequences on the health sector. At the same time, shutting down the economy for an extended period of time spells certain hardships for millions of people who are living month to month (the ability to feed one self and family in other countries).

Which website did you order them from?

If your boss says "don't come to work", you won't.