What It’s Like to Get The Covid Vaccine in Japan
It’s been a while since the last update, but we’re back and fully vaccinated. Let’s start with that, shall we?
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No Mask Picnic Day in Japan
Because no country has a monopoly on terrible ideas.
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Capitalism needs people spending money to work, but what happens when a global pandemic threatens to shut down commerce? What if your country isn’t experiencing it very harshly and you’re still suffering a slumping economy with businesses closing? Japan tested one possible solution to help its especially struggling tourism sector: The GoTo Travel campaign was […]
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The day has finally arrived! After first hearing about this in Spring, it only took until June for my wife and I to receive our masks from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe! Well, not from him directly, but from a government initiative to provide each household in Japan with two reusable masks to assist with keeping […]
Read More Life in Japan With Covid-19: Government-issued Masks (Abe no Mask)Life in Japan With Covid-19: State of Emergency
A few weeks ago, Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for a few choice provinces around Japan. Just last week, he expanded that to include the entire nation. So what does that mean for me and the rest of my community here in Japan?
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