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サンフランシスコの人口 約88万 東京23区だけでも 約960万 サンフランシスコエリアの方が首都圏より死者が多いんですけど などなど

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サンフランシスコの人口 約88万 東京23区だけでも 約960万 サンフランシスコエリアの方が首都圏より死者が多いんですけど などなど

東洋経済に載って漫画、最高にバカ。

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東洋経済に載って漫画、最高にバカ。

どっちにしてもちょっとすれば公式に発表されるのだから、報道関連の「スクープじゃー」アピールがウザいです

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どっちにしてもちょっとすれば公式に発表されるのだから、報道関連の「スクープじゃー」アピールがウザいです

(Background: this guy got roundly criticized for his handling of the typhoons last year. The very popular Mayor Kumagai of Chiba City had already indicated his city may try to enact their own stricter policy.)

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(Background: this guy got roundly criticized for his handling of the typhoons last year. The very popular Mayor Kumagai of Chiba City had already indicated his city may try to enact their own stricter policy.)

Governor Morota of Chiba has done an about face and fallen in line with other governors of the greater Tokyo region “emergency state” prefectures and will strongly request certain businesses to close. twitter.com/nhk_seikatsu/s…

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Governor Morota of Chiba has done an about face and fallen in line with other governors of the greater Tokyo region “emergency state” prefectures and will strongly request certain businesses to close. twitter.com/nhk_seikatsu/s…

I really do not get the point of accts just regurgitating news about Japan that’s available in English already. Just follow existing English language Japan based news outlets like NHK World or The Japan Times, English versions of major J dailies, etc.

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I really do not get the point of accts just regurgitating news about Japan that’s available in English already. Just follow existing English language Japan based news outlets like NHK World or The Japan Times, English versions of major J dailies, etc.

Changing topic: my escape entertainment these days is period Japanese dramas. It’s amazing how often tuberculosis wis used as a plot device. As soon as someone coughs one you can be sure the blood will follow.

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Changing topic: my escape entertainment these days is period Japanese dramas. It’s amazing how often tuberculosis wis used as a plot device. As soon as someone coughs one you can be sure the blood will follow.

Especially bc a child and an adult have entirely different perspectives Plus I know ppl with half-J children who each (the children)have very different POV

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Especially bc a child and an adult have entirely different perspectives Plus I know ppl with half-J children who each (the children)have very different POV

And it especially applies to ppl who are married to/dating a “native”. Nope just bc your spouse says so doesn’t make it a General Japanese [or insert other nationality] POV.

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And it especially applies to ppl who are married to/dating a “native”. Nope just bc your spouse says so doesn’t make it a General Japanese [or insert other nationality] POV.

Just because someone lives in a country does NOT make them fluent in either the language or the culture/society. This should always be kept in mind. (And I speak for myself too, as one who’s lived many years in different places.)

recently on twitter - Sat, 2020-04-11 10:00
Just because someone lives in a country does NOT make them fluent in either the language or the culture/society. This should always be kept in mind. (And I speak for myself too, as one who’s lived many years in different places.)

Tokyo new COVID-19 positives in the past 7 days 143 83 79 144 181 189 197 <— today Doubling every 6.5 days or so (compare to other regions) twitter.com/h_okumura/stat…

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Tokyo new COVID-19 positives in the past 7 days 143 83 79 144 181 189 197 <— today Doubling every 6.5 days or so (compare to other regions) twitter.com/h_okumura/stat…

I don’t know why my eyebrows itch so much

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I don’t know why my eyebrows itch so much

Theoretical epidemiologist Dr. Hiroshi Nishiura is “Uncle 80%”. His “reduce social contact to 80% of normal” is the key to Japan’s COVID-19 strategy. twitter.com/nonbeepanda/st…

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Theoretical epidemiologist Dr. Hiroshi Nishiura is “Uncle 80%”. His “reduce social contact to 80% of normal” is the key to Japan’s COVID-19 strategy. twitter.com/nonbeepanda/st…

One of the best TV series ever in Japan, based on a great manga, but (imo) one of the few cases where the dramatized version was even better than the original, mainly because of so much great acting.

recently on twitter - Sat, 2020-04-11 08:00
One of the best TV series ever in Japan, based on a great manga, but (imo) one of the few cases where the dramatized version was even better than the original, mainly because of so much great acting.

The masterpiece historic medical-sci-fi-period drama Jin 仁 will be rebroadcast every weekend on TBS (Kanto region) starting April 18. twitter.com/ExciteJapan/st…

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The masterpiece historic medical-sci-fi-period drama Jin 仁 will be rebroadcast every weekend on TBS (Kanto region) starting April 18. twitter.com/ExciteJapan/st…

あくまでも8割減少を打ち出していた西浦さんの目標値が、どのように安倍首相の「7~8割」になったのか、かなり濃厚な内部のやりとりまで証言していただきました。科学と政治のせめぎ合いです。知らないうちに変えられていたデータ。ぜひご一読ください。 buzzfeed.com/jp/naokoiwanag… @nonbeepandaさんから

recently on twitter - Sat, 2020-04-11 04:00
あくまでも8割減少を打ち出していた西浦さんの目標値が、どのように安倍首相の「7~8割」になったのか、かなり濃厚な内部のやりとりまで証言していただきました。科学と政治のせめぎ合いです。知らないうちに変えられていたデータ。ぜひご一読ください。 buzzfeed.com/jp/naokoiwanag… さんから

Something I missed from Thursday: Shitenno-ji in Osaka, the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan (founded in 593), closed its doors for the time being due to COVID-19 for the first time in its history. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…

recently on twitter - Fri, 2020-04-10 19:00
Something I missed from Thursday: Shitenno-ji in Osaka, the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan (founded in 593), closed its doors for the time being due to COVID-19 for the first time in its history. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…

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