James Gibbs comments

For myself,

A there was no lockdown similar to other countries.

B there is no work from home set at my company, due to ? I suspect bad network and hanko culture.

C the Japanese...and I can only assume,as I'm not a mind reader, there has been mixed messages supplied by the media and government.

Suga has had his vacation and is free to travel, reported on nhk that he has secured extra doses from Pfizer in a telephone call!! Could have called from Japan?

He got his vacation and no one else is asking where's mine?

So if you are a Japanese citizen I'd be interested to know what you think.

Anyway that's why I'm out and about 5 days a week. No choice

Japanese friend's tell me it's quite a high rate of infection in Amagasaki and Nishinomiya, I work in Nishinomiya and regularly have to ride the sardine cans home. But at least I might get vaccinated.....in some years.

Can't comment on koike and games, thought April fools had already gone, but then again everything is behind, is it April 1st?

I tried to post numbers from Osaka ? Mod? It's 1169 according to another website

Osaka 1161 cases according to another website.

I live in hyogo so things are not looking so good in Nishinomiya and Amagasaki.