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The metropolitan government were doing "monitoring" testing yesterday at Tokyo station, as well as a location on the way to Nihonbashi on foot. It was from 10am-4:30pm and anyone could walk up and get a free test, results emailed to you in 3-4 days. I would have stopped, but was en route to an appointment.

someone should tell the writer that a "highball" is whiskey mixed with soda water, not tonic water

My father actually got abandoned much like this poor kid did, on the side of a road in rural Ohio. Sixty years later, he still brings it up as an example of how not to discipline kids.

Me, I got the belt.

He has been named as セジャス・レヤス in other reports, including the one I saw on the news last night.

Saiaku, the Roppongi Hills cinema is showing an English subtitled version in addition to a non-subtitled version. I highly recommend seeing it if you have the chance. In my opinion, it is even better than the first!