Grr, Osaka-fu* And I meant like Tokyo, not like Kanagawa (Bit of a background: Osaka has always felt it is a rival of Tokyo)
Grr, Osaka-fu*
And I meant like Tokyo, not like Kanagawa
(Bit of a background: Osaka has always felt it is a rival of Tokyo)
Daily positives in Tokyo for the last 7 days as of April 15, 19:00 Japan time: 181 189 197 166 91 161 127 <-- today
Daily positives in Tokyo for the last 7 days as of April 15, 19:00 Japan time:
181
189
197
166
91
161
127 <-- today
The Osaka funding method is more complicated though. The prefecture will fund half, the other half will be up to each city/town to come up with. twitter.com/nikkei/status/…
The Osaka funding method is more complicated though. The prefecture will fund half, the other half will be up to each city/town to come up with.
twitter.com/nikkei/status/…
(Oh yeah, there’s also talk of 100,000 yen to everyone regardless of income, but I’ll believe it when I see it at this point)
(Oh yeah, there’s also talk of 100,000 yen to everyone regardless of income, but I’ll believe it when I see it at this point)
Osaka-fun (prefecture) is considering giving 1 million yen to small businesses and 500,000 yen to individual freelancers for their “cooperation” during the COVID-19 emergency (this is similar to Kanagawa) twitter.com/jijicom/status…
Osaka-fun (prefecture) is considering giving 1 million yen to small businesses and 500,000 yen to individual freelancers for their “cooperation” during the COVID-19 emergency (this is similar to Kanagawa) twitter.com/jijicom/status…
Supermarket chains Aeon and Life are giving extra cash to their employees to boost their morale. twitter.com/nhk_shutoken/s…
Supermarket chains Aeon and Life are giving extra cash to their employees to boost their morale. twitter.com/nhk_shutoken/s…
Well, back to the virus. Media is reporting Tokyo has “more than 125 new positives” today. Will confirm later. If it’s in the 129s it’s a good trend. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
Well, back to the virus.
Media is reporting Tokyo has “more than 125 new positives” today. Will confirm later. If it’s in the 129s it’s a good trend.
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
Sadness is in the shadows of the stars Sadness is in the shadow of the moon Let’s walk while looking up So the tears won’t spill from my eyes I cry as I walk On this lonely night On this night when I’m all alone 6/
Sadness is in the shadows of the stars
Sadness is in the shadow of the moon
Let’s walk while looking up
So the tears won’t spill from my eyes
I cry as I walk
On this lonely night
On this night when I’m all alone
6/
Happiness is above the clouds Happiness is above the sky Let’s walk while looking up So the tears won’t spill from my eyes I cry as I walk On this lonely night I remember that autumn day On this night when I’m all alone 5/
Happiness is above the clouds
Happiness is above the sky
Let’s walk while looking up
So the tears won’t spill from my eyes
I cry as I walk
On this lonely night
I remember that autumn day
On this night when I’m all alone
5/
Let’s walk while looking up So the tears won’t spill from my eyes I remember that spring day On this night when I’m all alone Let’s walk while looking up Counting the blurry stars in the sky I remember that summer day On this night when I’m all alone 4/
Let’s walk while looking up
So the tears won’t spill from my eyes
I remember that spring day
On this night when I’m all alone
Let’s walk while looking up
Counting the blurry stars in the sky
I remember that summer day
On this night when I’m all alone
4/
This is a nerdy translator’s rant. There is a much publicized series of videos going around right now, with compilations of ppl including many Japanese celebrities, singing the song Ue o muite arukou 上を向いて歩こう, aka “Sukiyaki” in the west. 1/
This is a nerdy translator’s rant.
There is a much publicized series of videos going around right now, with compilations of ppl including many Japanese celebrities, singing the song Ue o muite arukou 上を向いて歩こう, aka “Sukiyaki” in the west. 1/
あの上を向いて歩こうプロジェクトの英語訳すごくおかしい。全然元の歌詞の哀しさを消しちゃってる。
あの上を向いて歩こうプロジェクトの英語訳すごくおかしい。全然元の歌詞の哀しさを消しちゃってる。
A help line has been set up by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, for people in the arts and culture who have been adversely affected by COVID-19. (Let us not ask anymore why the Defense Minister has to tweet it out) twitter.com/konotarogomame…
A help line has been set up by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, for people in the arts and culture who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.
(Let us not ask anymore why the Defense Minister has to tweet it out) twitter.com/konotarogomame…
医者は医学、桶屋は桶。
医者は医学、桶屋は桶。
でもこんな綺麗な声の人が普通にいる、不可思議で複雑な国、アメリカ。 twitter.com/MuhammadLila/s…
でもこんな綺麗な声の人が普通にいる、不可思議で複雑な国、アメリカ。
twitter.com/MuhammadLila/s…
ニューヨーク州は未だに老人施設などで亡くなった人をCOVID-19の数値に加算してないという（フランスも先々週までそうだった） gothamist.com/news/nyc-relea…
ニューヨーク州は未だに老人施設などで亡くなった人をCOVID-19の数値に加算してないという（フランスも先々週までそうだった）
gothamist.com/news/nyc-relea…
日本の人って、何かというと根拠なしにアメリカを持ち上げる癖があるね。
日本の人って、何かというと根拠なしにアメリカを持ち上げる癖があるね。
Basically, whether you can get any aid or not depends on whether you filed your tax returns properly last year.
Basically, whether you can get any aid or not depends on whether you filed your tax returns properly last year.
Here's another PDF that may be useful too: meti.go.jp/covid-19/pdf/k… Also the METI page with all the links arranged in a very unhelpful grid: meti.go.jp/covid-19/index…
Here's another PDF that may be useful too:
meti.go.jp/covid-19/pdf/k…
Also the METI page with all the links arranged in a very unhelpful grid:
meti.go.jp/covid-19/index…
This is a flowchart that shows how small businesses/freelancers etc. which financial assistance program they may be eligible for. I highly recommend getting a Japanese-fluent person to help you out with it if you need aid. meti.go.jp/covid-19/pdf/s…
This is a flowchart that shows how small businesses/freelancers etc. which financial assistance program they may be eligible for. I highly recommend getting a Japanese-fluent person to help you out with it if you need aid.
meti.go.jp/covid-19/pdf/s…