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As expected, even though they don't want to, people are watching the Olympics.

What happened to boycotting the Olympics lol

Hmm numbers look great for the Olympics. The conspiracy theorists were on point, govt manipulating the numbers.

J&j only applied for approval recently and said if approved deliveries could come early 2022. No hurries I guess

Good.

Hopefully they'll be able to assess that those who used vaccines not approved in Japan can be allowed eased border restrictions as well

If you want to try logic you have to learn it first.

Trying to be logical is not the same as being logical.

Foe example, changes in number of severe cases can come from either patients' conditions improving not just patients dying.

And your thinking is absolutely wrong if your answer differs from the difference of 392 the previous day and 406 the next. Your "logic" defies simple, basic math

Here it is, https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210718-OYT1T50128/

Hmm I just remembered I have a gift for the Japan haters, wait

Always thought vaccinating the young should have been the priority since they are the ones out and bout and flouting SOEs.

But that would have encouraged them more regarding said actions. That would increase the risk for the elderly who would then be unprotected if not prioritized

Looks like the conspiracy theorists were right, the numbers are very low just as about Olympics games about to start

Hmm looks like the govt is manipulating the numbers for the sake of the olympics

Speedy trial and sentencing actually to the taylors' advantage.

Aren't you suppose to say that no one is saying that the government is manipulating the numbers?

Hmm cases rising just as Olympics about to start, the govt must be manipulating the numbers so they and Japan will look bad

Well it did give a good effort by only testing 2,100 on Sunday but that backfired returning 502 positive cases and a massive 23% infection rate.

Lol you mean it backfired this one time but it was working all this time since the pandemic started?

Might as well get one just in case.

Hmm cases rising just as Olympics about to start, the govt must be manipulating the numbers so they and Japan will look bad

the Debbie Downers here downvote anything remotely positive & uplifting.

they’ll be heartbroken when this pandemic is over

They've been predicting the apocalypse since this thing started, more than a year and a half now.

Most probably they cheered secretly when the decision for the Olympics to push thru has been made, it's the biggest chance for their wishes/predictions to come true

I think if the country gets vaccinated at a high enough level then even if there are infections mortality will fall.

Need only to vaccinate the elderly and other high risk groups for mortality to fall significantly.

For the elderly the target is end of this month

The shops at the top open only by mid June, so the climb is fine but you miss eating the Ramen at top.

You mean in the regular climbing seasons shops are closed by July 10?

In any case they're probably open this time around as climbing will just start/open July.

If I ever climb I would hate to miss it

"Local governments now want to educate climbers to take garbage home, especially foreigners, who are sometimes unaware that this is normal etiquette in Japan."

Bringing garbage home or at least down the mountain is normal etiquette for climbers, unfortunately many people have poor etiquette, even if they aware

Not that there are a lot of deaths to begin with

It should result in far less mortality or mortality rate at least

Vaccinated part of the population may still be low but if the elderly can be completely vaccinated by end of this month Japan would have achieved a significant milestone

Ioc official's visit and rising infection cases forced in one article lol

I am 60 years old and I have read that Japan is planning to approve Astrazenaca for people 60

We should hear about it again tomorrow

Good thing out of the 714 only 66 were 60 yrs old and above.

Hopefully inoculation of the elderly will finish well ahead of the end of July target

I don't see any difference in peoples' activities when there is "Quasai emergency". So, what is the governments point? This no drinking after 7 pm is doing nothing to stop the virus. What the government needs to do is have more trains running in the morning, and so, less crowding and less crowding makes less virus transmitted disease.

Has been established that drinking in bars is significantly contributing to spread of infection. Haven't heard of outbreaks of infection on/from trains yet though it's entirely possible I just missed news of it

Of course they will, they have to

Why weren't our citizens vaccinated instead of donating vaccines to the Philippines? 

Both can be done, vaccination here ongoing

Donate vaccines only after every person resident in Japan has received the 2 jabs.

Japan will not administer the vaccine, just donate it, no need to wait till all in Japan vaccinated

I believe these donations are part of the COVAX initiative to deliver vaccines to developing countries.

These donations are made outside of Japan's donations to the COVAX initiative

Yes, afaik, Japan has made/ is making donations to Taiwan Vietnam Philippines Thailand Malaysia Indonesia as direct donations, in addition to what they'll donate via the covax facility