TokyoHam comments

My take on the weather in Tokyo:

It's either too hot, too cold, rainy or windy about 95% of the time.

When the weather is perfect, the rarity of it makes it even more enjoyable, IMO.

To be fair, many people are from countries where cakes are significantly larger than 2-3 bites.

How is this in any way newsworthy?

We did this a few years ago for our son's school bag. It's a cool service, for sure.

@StevieJ - your comment about "situational awareness" was spot-on. Whether it's being oblivious about traffic when crossing the street, or failing to notice someone entering a store right on your heels (and just maybe holding the door open a split second longer, for them) or walking down the street or station platform with attention focused entirely on TikTok or Instagram or whatever, there seems to be close to ZERO 'situational awareness' in Japan, at least in my experience.

I don't think anyone would disagree that the world would be a better place without people like Haruka Kobayashi. I don't think it's fair to the rest of us that we have to pay to keep him alive for the next 50-60 years. It's not about emotion or revenge - logic dictates that he should be executed for his crimes. It saddens me that the judge(s?) didn't have the decency or fortitude to sentence him to death.

3,177 positives out of 12,429 tests. So that's a 25.6% positivity rate. 

Obviously, that's a disturbingly high positivity rate. Equally disturbing is the low number of tests in a city the size of Tokyo. According to Wikipedia, Tokyo's population is currently 13.9 million. The closest US match in terms of city population is Los Angeles, with 12.4 million. According to LA county's published information, they reported about 45,000 PCR tests today/yesterday. So, 3.6x as many tests. Tokyo's testing is woefully insufficient, and with the positivity rate as high as it is, the 'actual' number of positives should be closer to 10,000 (if they were testing as much as comparably sized cities in the US are).

Sources:

https://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/hodo/saishin/corona2288.files/2288.pdf

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/coronavirus/data/index.htm

@Jim - 1,429 positives out of 3,061 tests. So, 46.6% positivity rate.

Source: https://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/hodo/saishin/corona2283.files/2283.pdf

1,128 positives out of 2,740 tests. I'd hardly call a 41% positive rate "low."

source: https://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/hodo/saishin/corona2278.files/2278.pdf)

1,359 positives, out of 2,340 tests. Only 55.9% positive. Lol