Posted in: Putin says Ukraine's future in doubt as ceasefires collapse See in context
OCSE, not Putin, said that approx 14.000 Russian civilians were killed in Donbass by Ukrainian forces since 2014.
Were was the EU? The UN?
OCSE, not Putin, confirmed that Ukraine government prohibited Russian language in Donbass. Prohibited access to school, banks, government aids and to have a job.
Where was the UE? The UN?
This not justify Putin, but please don't speak like Russia was the only country that invaded another country in the last years (Iraq? Siria?).
Oh, and don't forget that NATO and US used Phosphorous bombs in Baghdad and Belgrade. And no one did nothing.
Don't be hypocritical.
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Posted in: Number of severe COVID patients in Japan hits record for 4th day in row See in context
Oh sure, Olympics were the problem.
Not the packed trains, the useless SOE, the non-existent track and tracing, the delay of vaccine rollout....
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Posted in: Suga's medical adviser urges tougher anti-virus measures See in context
The sad thing is that Japan had lost an year and half. Nothing learned from the other countries.
Now it's facing the same problems of the western countries faced with the first wave of march 2020.
It's ridiculous.
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Posted in: Tokyo reports 2,612 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 10,574 See in context
Government is playing with numbers.
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Posted in: Tokyo counts cost of $15 billion pandemic Olympics See in context
Greece went bankrupt also due to the Olympics cost.
It's totally a nonsense amount of money.
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Posted in: Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing See in context
I don't understand this memorials while, in the meantime, you haven't signed the Non Proliferation Treaty and you stockpiling US bombs.
It's a great Dystonia that doesn't make you credible.
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Posted in: Japan scraps plan to obtain U.S.-made anti-ship missiles for F-15 See in context
Race to the destruction followed by the continuous search of an invisible enemy.
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Posted in: Gov't policy to only hospitalize critical COVID patients draws flak See in context
It seems that Japan is next to live the situation that Europe faced during march 2020.
That's a pity, because in this year and a half, the government did nothing and didn't learn from Western countries.
Now, the only way to stop the transmission chain is to do a real lockdown, close business and shops that are not necessary, ease smartworking, support workers and closed companies with money (oh if only the J-gov could have in the pocket the Olympics money) and start the tracking activity.
And, in the meantime, upgrade the vaccination system in a more smarter way.
No other way could work.
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Posted in: Kono says gov't trying to reach young adults to combat vaccine misinformation See in context
I don't understand how, an advanced country like Japan should be, based the vaccination campaign on a postal voucher.
In Italy (and Europe) you, as a citizen, you have to login on a dedicated website writing your taxid, the system recognize your age and if you are in the group for which vaccinations are open, you could book your shots.
People with underlying conditions could book too without following age group check.
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Posted in: Foreign athlete in village among 9 new Olympic COVID cases reported See in context
The Olympic Village will become soon an Isolation Village
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Posted in: American father, son get prison terms for helping Ghosn escape See in context
Hakam:
Protect them from what? From being held accountable for breaking another country's laws while in that country?
> When you're in another country, you're subject to that country's laws.
I was sarcastic. Usually US appeal for their jurisdiction even if a US citizen infringe the law in another country. This mean that their citizens remains unpunished.
In Italy happened a lot of times.
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Posted in: American father, son get prison terms for helping Ghosn escape See in context
It's strange that US doesn't protect their citizens as usually.
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Posted in: Higher tolls, priority traffic lanes go into effect for Tokyo Olympics See in context
If no spectators are allowed, if Tokyo is in SOE etc etc why they expect overcrowded venues and traffic?
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Posted in: Missing Ugandan athlete leaves note saying he wants to work in Japan See in context
The same athlete vanished few years ago in Australia. So I think it's a bad attitude of him to disappear in a foreign country...
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Posted in: Tokyo reports 822 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 2,278 See in context
The japan factor x
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53188847
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Posted in: Fans to be banned from Olympic events in Tokyo, 3 neighboring prefectures See in context
This is result of a wasted year. A wasted year where Japan has done little to none to fight covid.
Low number of testing.
No contact tracing.
No serious lockdown.
Slow vaccine rollout.
Politicians done everything to hide the dust under the carpet due to the Olympics.
And now look at the disaster.
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Posted in: Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo for no-spectator relay See in context
Pathetic and sad.
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Posted in: COVID state of emergency likely for Tokyo Olympics See in context
The only way to get read of the virus is a real lockdown and a real strategy for pcr test. At least until 70% of the population is vaccinated.
If you can't lower the number of infected people during summer I don't understand how japan could pass the winter months without issues.
Olympics are only one of the issues. Offices are open. Restaurants are open. People could move freely. Asymptomatic are not tracked. This is a recipe for the perfect disaster.
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Posted in: Tokyo reports 342 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 1,030 See in context
In Italy we perform approx 80.000 test each day.
I don't know how it's possible to track and block the spreading in Japan with such low level of test
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Posted in: Americans apologize to Tokyo court for role in Ghosn escape See in context
Their apologies will be followed by the seizure of the money?
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Posted in: As Olympics loom, Japan's health care in turmoil See in context
It seems to read the situation in Europe during March/April 2020...
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Posted in: Restaurant, bar owners worry about tighter COVID-19 steps See in context
Here in Italy restaurants and bars are closed all day long but they could offer take away service until 22.00
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Posted in: Abe says Japan must strengthen ballistic missile defense See in context
There's always the need to create an enemy and the fear of that enemy.
No one is interested to attack Japan.
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Posted in: Kono: U.S. military coronavirus policy has multiple problems See in context
And when japan start to test everyone with symptoms?
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Posted in: Gov't considers asking nightlife businesses to close to stem virus surge See in context
If you do 100 pcr test and all of this test are done to nightlife workers there's 100% chance that you will think that covid19 will spread only due to the nightlife companies.
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Posted in: Japan mulls ending state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo prefectures See in context
You aren't in emergency if you don't do enough test. Clear as the water.
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Posted in: Bed vacancy rate for virus patients in urban areas below 20%: survey See in context
The same old story.
Soon also in Japan doctors will start to take out from ICU older people because younger ones have more chance to survive.
In Italy we had 12 ICU beds per 100.000 inhabitants. In Japan only 7 beds. And everyone of you known how things were going in Italy.
Lockdown and tests also to asymptomatics are the only way to slow down the progression, because the problem of the covid19 is not the crude mortality rate, but the amount of people that needs ICU.
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Posted in: 568 new cases of coronavirus reported in Japan See in context
I'm from Italy.
It seems that Japan learned nothing from Italy, UK and USA. There isn't any magical protection from coronavirus.
The 500 cases registered are only the beginning because they reflect a situation of approx 7/10 days ago.
As the situation get worse and ICU become full the mortality rate will start to jump up.
I'm sorry but the only way to slow the pandemic is to lockdown and make sure to test also the asymptomatics!
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