chugmagaga comments

I strongly believe that Japan has the capability and it should be one of the largest producer of COVID vaccines, but unfortunately we are having shortages of syringes to administer injects. This is extremely disappointing. Not sure why this is so low on Govt agenda.

Shocked to see that Japan is 120. I thought it would be even lower than that.

Omotenashi

No need to hurry, take few more years to think.

What a joke !!!!

A truly tragic event. This event has shaped the nation for many years to come. I hope we never forget this event and always prepare and plan for such disasters even if it means cutting back on some other infrastructure.

Shortages of syringes, that is crazy. I hope they are doing more vaccinations per day than they were doing testing. Being an advanced industrial nation, this is beyond my understanding.

The whole world looks like this anyways. Freedom of speech/clothing/expression should be given to everyone as long as that does not affect anyone else emotionally or physically.

Hang in there. Just give it a few more centuries, and things will start changing here.

The amount of testing and the cost of getting tested privately in Japan is extremely disappointing.

Why accept only cash?

Not sure why car companies have not stepped up to solve this issue with technology, this kind of incidents are common occurrences and something as simple as temperature/humidity sensor, motion sensor would go a long way.

What a Joke? Do some actual changes or else just keep quiet. Don't make fun of yourself.

I feel this will not change anything in Japan and probably won't roll any heads here too. Changing something is like accepting some part of the blame. Instead, why not blame everything on foreigners and foreign companies. Saves a lot of trouble.

Are you serious, how can someone even think about this idea?

With the requirement and conditions for the Visa I did not expect anyone will apply. So 219 is a huge success.

Next solution would be to increase the sales tax to 15%. We are still waiting for addressing the root cause of problems not treating the symptoms.

What does the Japanese Govt do: urge, suggest, and recommend. I seldom see a real action on the part of the Govt. There are so many real problems that needs real actions.

Japan needs to stop presenting tourism as if they are doing a favor to the outside world by letting them visit Japan.

I suggest a two years course on Japanese manners for anyone planning to visit Japan.

Yes, that is the solution we all were looking for. Keep nagging and if they don't do it, ground them for a month.

Are you kidding, do something real already. What a joke.

@Kenji, yes this is an act of war. But some times invading another country is declared to be an act of peace. What a hypocrite world we live in.

Very sad story. With guns you can bring in new laws, but with knives, what should be the best course of action. Probably better identification mechanism and facilities for mentally ill seems to be the only solution. I hope such kind of thing never happens again.

Very sad, how can we stop this kind of attack to happen again?

I wonder if they told Trump to use family name first and given name last.

Really Guys is this a problem? What about foriegn names in Japanese. Never thought that a govt can spend time and money on such useless thing.

Govt next step to solve labor shortage will be to urge companies to allow work till the age of 80.

I see a real problem but all proposed solutions are just gimmicks.

Wishing Japan all the best for the new Era.

Japan have relatively simple solution to the labor shortage problem. I am using the word simple because many countries have shown the correct way to do it. Provide practical childcare support so mothers can work, increase minimum wage, or increase immigration to replenish the decreasing labor. A better strategy would be have a multi-pronged approach. Yet somehow we keep seeing such articles very often without any serious action on part of the government.

I feel that government will realize ultimately that they have to do something real. But it might be too little too late by then.

By the way, why don't we add NHK tax on anyone entering Japan.