I don’t accurately understand the circumstances in Japan at this moment, but one reason why the rate is low is that many people have not yet been tested for various reasons which I don’t know much about, aside from blaseness that I see amongst my co-workers.
One thing for sure, and this goes back three weeks ago, is that Japan’s CDC had PREVENTED private hospitals and clinics from conducting the PCR tests. They ordered the medical manufactures not to sell nor rent the PCR equipment to the private sector.
They only allowed national (public) hospitals to conduct tests, because, they wanted to collect and keep data to themselves only so that they could analyze and come up with a “grand solution” to wipe out the virus, and get revered for their accomplishment.
This is why the number stayed very low for a long period.
However, a very brave female doctor (an ex-CDC top scientist) blew the whistle three weeks ago live on the tv morning talk show exposing Japan CDC’s narcissistic (nefarious) position.
Now the private sectors are allowed to conduct tests, but many pundits fear it is too late, and that Tokyo will become just like New York City. The clinical workers are already out of masks and sanitizers because Japan donated billions of them to China last year. And I told you about the organized Chinese shopping-spree, right? The Japanese (mostly elderlies) did the same thing after hearing fake news or watching ignorant celebrities on a talk show saying “All toilet papers are made in China, which are banned from import!” This was a big BS since ALL toilet papers are MADE IN JAPAN.
BTW, the US media, including FOX, is complimenting SKorea for managing to control the rate of spread, but that is another big BS. The entire SK media got hijacked by the far-left, who all work in conjunction with the leftist President Moon (NKorea agent), and they say what the number is.
Also, SKorean clinic’s tests are done very sloppily anyway, so don’t believe their number.
On 30 March 2020, Akito wrote:
Yamato Transport, the company I work for, is incredibly blase about the present virus situation. No one wears a mask and no spraying of the warehouse.
I’m on the drops, so I have no fear of the virus, but man…
My co-workers are incredibly apathetic about the virus, and they all say Oiso won’t be affected since it’s so remote from Tokyo and much less populated.
However, I sensed a different mood this morning: Almost everyone was talking about the sudden death of the comedian, Ken Shimura.
I hope I won’t have to attend their upcoming Japanese-style funerals because I don’t want to waste my hard-earned money on them! ($50 minimum).
25 March 2020:
We here in Japan are still moving around freely, despite the devastating economic hit on the food and entertainment industries.
We are beginning to see Tokyo’s restaurants going out of business, but most are still operating as usual, and dining inside.
What is funny and stupid is, immediately after the IOC has officially announced that there will be no 2020 Tokyo Olympics this year, the incompetent Governor of Tokyo has warned the public that there will be a “shootout,” a pandemic in Tokyo.
All the bureaucrats knew that the game wouldn’t take place this year, or that it will never take place in Tokyo, but that’s like saying, “If there is a game, there will be no pandemic. And if there is no game, then we must panic.” Duh
