Jabonomics: Japan's costly contractsAs a vax-sceptical taxpaying resident of Japan, I was less than overjoyed to read the below headline. I know the shots are better off in the incinerator than in the arm, but still. $1.6 billion is just an estimate since the actual purchase price isn’t publicly known.
Endless masking in Japan: the majority waits for the majority to unmask So after all the hype about the government lifting its request for indoor masking, did the Japanese people finally breathe freely again en masse from 13th March? If you think the answer is “Yes”, all I can say is that you must be new round here. Opinion polls in the run up to…
Japan's experts refuse to part with partitionsAlong with the still ubiquitous masks, the other great inescapable eyesores of Covid-era Japan have been the various types of partitions, which are still standard in supermarkets, convenience stores, post offices, etc. During emergency periods in 2021, local governments made…
From Covid to Crickets: Japan pushes edible insectsNow that they’ve stopped telling the public to constantly cover their mouths, Japan’s government and media have moved on to telling the public to put bugs into them. And who better to advocate for people to put insects down their throats than the man who advocated most actively…
Making (Covid) Waves in Japan
Making (Covid) Waves in Japan
Making (Covid) Waves in Japan
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