Posted in: Tokyo reports 542 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 3,903 See in context
There are 423 days left until herd immunity is reached in Japan
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Posted in: Tokyo's daily coronavirus infections hit new record of 243 See in context
@i@n
"the number of deaths is still low"
Is it? Assuming it is, do you just wait until it is not, or you do something to keep it low?
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Posted in: Tokyo's daily coronavirus infections hit new record of 243 See in context
@savethegaijin
had the same experience (different country). Not enough symptoms to get tested for Covid, but seen at the hospital, prescribed antibiotics.
STILL, I self isolated in a room, not interacted with children, wife and informed work that I might have Covid. It was enough to tell me to stay away from the office.
All symptoms gone away after 7 days, felt weird for next week and still do not know if I had it or not.
Bottom line, isolate yourself !
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Posted in: Tokyo coronavirus cases hit record daily high of 224; 80% in their 20s, 30s See in context
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_12339.html
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan/
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Posted in: Japan records 503 coronavirus infections on Wednesday; biggest daily jump since start of pandemic See in context
@Ian
Let's agree that printing money is the absolute last resort for any government.
However, emergency packages like that should be designed to guarantee businesses in such a way that everyone's pay is not at stake, at least for a short period of time. Economies like Japan's should be able to do that as they have they resources - not sure about the planning regarding Japan.
Even economically beaten up Greece has provided relief packages for businesses and entrepreneurs, so that jobs will not be lost during the lockdown.
My wife says, even unemployment benefit is non existent ! Third world capitalism?
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Posted in: Japan records 503 coronavirus infections on Wednesday; biggest daily jump since start of pandemic See in context
@Ian
"The government does not and cannot have that guarantee."
I disagree. They can and they SHOULD
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/main-points-of-japan's-1-trillion-emergency-package
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Posted in: Japan records 503 coronavirus infections on Wednesday; biggest daily jump since start of pandemic See in context
@Burning Bush
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan/
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Posted in: JR East encouraging commuters to stop walking on escalators See in context
nandakandamanda
Nah, that would be tedious. How about odd months stand to the left, even months to the right.
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Posted in: Game plan See in context
Nobody puts their first name on shirts - totally pointless
Socrates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B3crates
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Posted in: Japanese tourist stabbed to death in Turkey See in context
It amazes me why people still travel to all these fanatical Islamic countries
Turkey is not such country
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Posted in: Seven decades on, Japan looks for WWII remains See in context
The axis powers do not get war cemeteries in the nations they invaded and conquered. It isn't how things work.
There are such cemeteries but it is another matter who bears the cost of maintaining them. See: http://ww1cemeteries.com/other_cemeteries_ext/maleme_german_cem.htm
If the Japanese would want, they could have a cemetary in Guam that would provide for a final resting place for those soldiers perished there and they would serve as a reminder of the role of the Japanese Army in WW2. But they will not want that.
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Posted in: Japan to resume accepting guided foreign tour groups from June 10
two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years A poultry sentence.
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Posted in: It's impossible to determine your personal COVID-19 risks and frustrating to try
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