Japan and Japanese

[Shinpachi]

Abe told to the people on TV earlier "Let school kids, students and workers take holidays for two weeks from next Monday. Government will compensate all necessary costs for it." I agree as no better quarantine facilities than home.

 

[Shinpachi]

AI creates new comic work in the style of late Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy creator) by learning his hundreds works.
His son Makoto admires "This is authentic."

 

[michael rauls]

AI creates new comic work in the style of late Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy creator) by learning his hundreds works.
His son Makoto admires "This is authentic."

That's very cool. I love what I would call "Japanese style animation" if thats the right term.

 

[Shinpachi]

As you may know, the origin of "Japanese style animation" is said in the Choju Jinbutsu Giga (鳥獣人物戯画 = Caricatures of frolicking birds, animals and humans) introduced by monks in Kyoto during the 12th/13th centuries.

 

[Shinpachi]

Tommy Lee Jones - one of the most loved Americans by Japanese on TV ads since 2006.
We see ourselves as we are through his eyes.

 

[Wayne Little]

Wow a great thread, never new that about Tommy Lee Jones.....

 

[Shinpachi]

Japanese authorities announced yesterday "After scrutiny in Hokkaido where the new type corona virus is raging most in our country, it has been turned out that people of younger generation from the teens to 30s do not necessarily have to worry about the virus because they have strong immunity enough to spend normal life even if infected but never get closer to the children and elder people until the season is over." I saw younger guys and gals walking with happy smile for the first time in several weeks today. A good news for our future at least.

Source: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXeS8GLA84c

 

[Shinpachi]

Tokyo people evacuate from the central area to the outskirts.
This is exactly same as in 1945, being prepared for the homeland battle.

Blue = population decreased
Red = increased

Source: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOTee72UyPw

 

[Shinpachi]

Tommy Lee Jones' rival ads but Tokyo 2020 is flickering in the wind.

 

[pbehn]

Tokyo people evacuate from the central area to the outskirts.
This is exactly same as in 1945, being prepared for the homeland battle.

Blue = population decreased
Red = increased

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Source: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOTee72UyPw

Is that due to age of residents?

 

[Shinpachi]

Is that due to age of residents?

I don't think that the government considers age but simply dispersal of the infection risk.

 

[Shinpachi]

The final lifesaver for the corona patients is said ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation).

In case of Japan, about 300 hospitals are equipped with this instrument.
14 serious cases of the corona infected persons are now under treatment with this ECMO and remarkable recovery was confirmed for 4 of them by yesterday. Final survival rate by ECMO is said 70% and more.

Source: すでに新型コロナ重症患者を救命 救命率70％超の「最終的な切り札」とは？ 〈dot.〉

 

[Shinpachi]

One of the Diamond Princess American passengers seems to be still enjoying his stay in Tokyo.
What a tough guy! He would be able to survive anywhere in the world.

Matthew Smith (@mjswhitebread) | Twitter

 

[Shinpachi]

This is the 9th anniversary of the devastative earthquake which caused the nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima.
Condolences to the victims but controversy still continues.

Source: Safety of Fukushima nuke plant waste water focus of sea release debate - The Mainichi

 

[Shinpachi]

Many countries seem to be introducing many new drugs for the novel coronavirus.
In case of Japan, these two medicines are confirmed effective for the treatment of COVID-19 so far.

1. Anti-influenza drug Avigan Tablet aka Favipiravir. This was also confirmed effective for Ebola virus in 2015.

Avigan

Source: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouPpmX040l8

2. Ciclesonide

A medical team at Ashigarakami hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture treated patients who became ill aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. They have announced the results of their study on the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases' website.

Their report says three patients were given an asthma drug called Ciclesonide, a steroid inhalant to suppress the immune system.

The medical team said the patients were all over 65 years of age and had oxygen support, but were not in serious condition.
The research shows that the patients were given Ciclesonide on February 20 and their health improved in about two days. A 73-year-old woman is said to have been discharged.

Source: Asthma drug seems effective for COVID-19 pneumonia | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Ciclesonide

Source: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1-TSlcYC9I

 

[Shinpachi]

Government announced today that people who may attempt hoarding and reselling masks shall be punished.
At the same time, the government will support 8 new mask makers for the future stabler supply.
Japan will not rely on China anymore for this product at least.

Source: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL8XnoUPwX4

 

[michaelmaltby]

I hear that most of te world's off-patent generic drugs are manufactured in china. I would love to get an informed opinion on that.
If true, and I can totally see it, it is a cause of some concern, IMO.

 

[Shinpachi]

Japan is China's rival on the generic drugs.
I have no idea about the overseas situation.....

 

[MiTasol]

Japan is China's rival on the generic drugs.
I have no idea about the overseas situation.....

India is a major supplier of generic drugs also, mainly to the US, but many of the Indian factories get a lot of their supplies from China so have been forced to stop production

 

[Shinpachi]

Japan's reliance of drug substance on China for the production of generic drugs was 8% in 2013 at best but I did not notice India's 6% from China.
Thanks for the information, MiTasol.

Heyday of direct food delivery by restaurants to survive in Hokkaido because of the corona virus.

Source: 札幌 がんばれ飲食店 - Google Search