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Store policies of a Sapporo drugstore chain, Satsudora. - Masks and disinfectant won’t be sold right after opening (so don’t bother lining up) - All staff will wear masks - Don’t test samples on your face 1/ twitter.com/satsu_dora/sta…

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Store policies of a Sapporo drugstore chain, Satsudora. - Masks and disinfectant won’t be sold right after opening (so don’t bother lining up) - All staff will wear masks - Don’t test samples on your face 1/ twitter.com/satsu_dora/sta…

Ishikawa:8.9 Gifu:11.0 Ibaraki:13.0 Hiroshima:2.4 <- new Gunma: 4.9 <- new Fukui: 22.0 3/3 (Emergency declaration likely to be extended to all prefectures tomorrow or Saturday. However, the curve is flattening, esp. in the “big 7”)

recently on twitter - Thu, 2020-04-16 11:00
Ishikawa:8.9 Gifu:11.0 Ibaraki:13.0 Hiroshima:2.4 <- new Gunma: 4.9 <- new Fukui: 22.0 3/3 (Emergency declaration likely to be extended to all prefectures tomorrow or Saturday. However, the curve is flattening, esp. in the “big 7”)

Prefectures with > 100 positives *Tokyo: 11.0 *Osaka: 10.0 *Kanagawa: 13.0 *Chiba: 14.0 *Saitama: 10.0 *Hyogo: 17.0 *Fukuoka: 8.3 Aichi: 27.0 Hokkaido:14.0 Kyoto: 16.0. 2/ *= "national emergency" prefectures

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Prefectures with > 100 positives *Tokyo: 11.0 *Osaka: 10.0 *Kanagawa: 13.0 *Chiba: 14.0 *Saitama: 10.0 *Hyogo: 17.0 *Fukuoka: 8.3 Aichi: 27.0 Hokkaido:14.0 Kyoto: 16.0. 2/ *= "national emergency" prefectures

Prof. Hayano’s COVID-19 positives growth graph Days taken for cases to double as of April 16 18:00 National: 13.0 days 1/ twitter.com/hayano/status/…

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Prof. Hayano’s COVID-19 positives growth graph Days taken for cases to double as of April 16 18:00 National: 13.0 days 1/ twitter.com/hayano/status/…

He has not actually extended it yet (See what I mean re: overseas media) twitter.com/QuickTake/stat…

recently on twitter - Thu, 2020-04-16 10:00
He has not actually extended it yet (See what I mean re: overseas media) twitter.com/QuickTake/stat…

The difference is that in general, Japanese journalists covering other countries tend to err on the positive side (eg: covering T*ump neutrally) while western media tends to err on the negative side.

recently on twitter - Thu, 2020-04-16 09:00
The difference is that in general, Japanese journalists covering other countries tend to err on the positive side (eg: covering T*ump neutrally) while western media tends to err on the negative side.

It is not just journalists of course. Most online pundits do this abd worse. It’s not just limited to coverage of Japan, and the article points out correctly Japanese journalists do this too when covering other nations.

recently on twitter - Thu, 2020-04-16 09:00
It is not just journalists of course. Most online pundits do this abd worse. It’s not just limited to coverage of Japan, and the article points out correctly Japanese journalists do this too when covering other nations.

“This happens because many journalists skim the surface of events and use them as a springboard for facile analyses, without probing the geographic, historical, social, and cultural background.”

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“This happens because many journalists skim the surface of events and use them as a springboard for facile analyses, without probing the geographic, historical, social, and cultural background.”

“ Generally speaking, the foreign press is not very well informed when it comes to things Japanese. The reports coming out of overseas news outlets are often inaccurate or misleading, feeding into negative stereotypes.” 1/ twitter.com/nippon_en/stat…

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“ Generally speaking, the foreign press is not very well informed when it comes to things Japanese. The reports coming out of overseas news outlets are often inaccurate or misleading, feeding into negative stereotypes.” 1/ twitter.com/nippon_en/stat…

He also has ppl in his videos of all sizes and ages

recently on twitter - Thu, 2020-04-16 09:00
He also has ppl in his videos of all sizes and ages

The state of emergency will probably (most likely) be extended to all of Japan. (Which would allow more “strong requests” for certain businesses, schools to close etc) twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…

recently on twitter - Thu, 2020-04-16 08:00
The state of emergency will probably (most likely) be extended to all of Japan. (Which would allow more “strong requests” for certain businesses, schools to close etc) twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…

COVID-19 positives in Tokyo, last 7 days 189 197 166 91 161 127 149 <-- today twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…

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COVID-19 positives in Tokyo, last 7 days 189 197 166 91 161 127 149 <-- today twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…

I would rather see online fitness videos done by slightly (or more than slightly) out of shape looking ppl. Watching rock hard fitness trainers is just annoying and motivates me right back to the potato chips on the armchair.

recently on twitter - Wed, 2020-04-15 18:00
I would rather see online fitness videos done by slightly (or more than slightly) out of shape looking ppl. Watching rock hard fitness trainers is just annoying and motivates me right back to the potato chips on the armchair.

I’m scratching my head as to why the media are just now talking about the study from the expert team, since it has been out there for some time now. And it’s what the “80% reduction” is based on. I’m too tired and fed up to go dig.

recently on twitter - Wed, 2020-04-15 18:00
I’m scratching my head as to why the media are just now talking about the study from the expert team, since it has been out there for some time now. And it’s what the “80% reduction” is based on. I’m too tired and fed up to go dig.

Prof. Hayano’s semi log graph twitter.com/hayano/status/… Days taken for cases to double as of April 15 18:00 National: 12.0 days

recently on twitter - Wed, 2020-04-15 12:00
Prof. Hayano’s semi log graph twitter.com/hayano/status/… Days taken for cases to double as of April 15 18:00 National: 12.0 days

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