Abe Shinzo is going to announce this week that there will be a state of emergency, but they're still letting schools and universities resume tomorrow. The dithering in Japan is absolutely maddening, a failure at the highest levelshttps://twitter.com/jt_mag_os/status/1246819126540042241 …
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The maddening situation in Japan finds ways to get more maddening. Officials are telegraphing that there will be a state of emergency limited to a few cities and prefectures. I hope someone tells the virus about this, and gives it a map of where not to go! https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/06/national/japan-shinzo-abe-state-of-emergency-tokyo-osaka/ …
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Replying to @Pinboard
If you want worse news: a) guess where most colleges are located, b) guess where most students come from, and c) guess why public health authorities historically don't pre-announce lockdowns.
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Replying to @patio11
a) Tokyo and Osaka b) the remotest corners of Japan c) to prevent massive last-minute population moves Do I have that right?
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Replying to @Pinboard
You have high quality guesses which, as a non-expert, I could not possibly comment on. The first case shaped like this was reported over a week ago. It will not be the last.
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Replying to @patio11
Surely you have enough expertise to discuss the geography of the Japanese university system
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Replying to @Pinboard
Was a salaryman working on back-end systems for universities, so I have sufficient expertise to not be quoted.
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Replying to @patio11
Deleted an intemperate response since times are tough. I hope you reconsider this stance.
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Replying to @Pinboard
I think we share the goal of accelerating the response effort and are pursuing it the best ways we know how.
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PM Shinzo Abe is expected to announce as early as tomorrow that he is preparing to declare a state of emergency, says Nippon TV News.
