tinawatanabe comments

Japan has done very little testing for the virus. The low number of deaths directly attributed to the virus are low due to the low amount of testing. It's all a big smoke screen for both the international and domestic media.

It seems many Asian countries have low number of deaths.   USA and Italy are deliberatly increasing the number of deaths.

None of other countries' business whether Japan uses fax or not.

the faxes have been lost or are invalid because of missing stamp.

You can stamp on faxes and fax them back.

considering SARS, MERS all originated from the same source before introduced to Japan, 

There were zero SARS, MERS patients among Japanese in Japan.  So not introduced to Japan.

 your information seems to be a bit behind - it is now nearly 400.

In Japan, 10,000 people die from influenza every year. 

Names the number of dead. Claims it's not a matter of death.

Even Influenza is not considered a matter of death for most people.

Obviously no one YOU know died of Covid-19, tina.

Obviously no one YOU know died of Covid-19, smith if injapan. Only  300 /130 million chance. And many of those 300 came sick from abroad this season.

it has EVERYTHING to do with tech if they are all piled into that train and a guy taking a photo because they don't have the tech to avoid it and stay home.

What tech enable him to take a photo of a packed train from home?

Neither the person who took the photo above nor the writer of this article are working from home.  The politicians who tell the public to stay home are not staying home.  It has nothing to do with Japan being low tech.

“But this is a matter of life and death for the workers and their families,” said Tazawa

Only 300 or so people dead so far out of 130 million population is hardly a matter of life and death.

antagonizing his neighbors when his approval rate sinks.

self-conscious much?  He offers ritual trees at the festivals..

In some countries like Italy. hospitals report higher number of coronavirus death on purpose for higher medical revenue.  It seems Japan joined the club.

If it wasn't a shrine, if it was none of Japan's culture, she wouldn't have been criticized.

at that point I just exploded and told the staff and management, every signature is unique

You could have made your own hanko and have saved the bank the trouble.

Unfortunately, Japan is behind China in using QR code, but still ahead of the west.

 QR code is a Japanese invention.

The hospital may be running out of beds but Tokyo isn't.

They never report how many are cured.  In fact most of them are cured.

 Spend the money on making friends instead!

It didn't work!

The patient was a Canadian of coronavirus.

Will a two day weekend make enough of a difference?

Because the next election is near, I'm sure she will come up with something else soon.

Has anyone heard of spikes of death in Japan due to disease/ phenomena compared to previous years?

I have heard of dramatic drop of death in Japan due to flu or cold.  Isn't it interesting?

People dying from influenza dropped significantly this winter in Japan probably because of precaution they take for the new coronavirus.

Cherry blossom viewing is OK.  It's open air.

It is a myth that Japan is not testing.  Japan is testing about 2,000 cases a day.

I suspected dude had something; he sure looks ill lately.

He is 82.  He just looks old.

Nobody trust Asahi's polls.

I'm sure she is an activist who came from another country, which is trying to sabotage Japan's Olympics for years.

If it was in South Korea,  he might have been laced.

The masks keep your throat and nostril moist and warm.  It's obvious the masks do help protect you from the virus.

It is a British ship and American company cruise.  I am very surprised at the two coutries who do not take responsibiities and watch Japan suffer.

In Japan, hundreds have been infected by the virus with two deaths confirmed on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Yokohama port

As the Diamond Princess is a British ship, the hundreds infected are not counted as Japan's.

Hopefully, next event, it will be handled better.

There is no next event.  Why would Japan have to help foreign ships and spend lots of money and time only to be criticized.  In fact Japan denied entry of another ship who came after the Diamond Princess.

I notice the restaurant says Japanois

It says Japonais.

He was probably sent to the ship by media to creat a news. Any bad news about Japan can sell well to the world.