Japan Launches 'Go Back!®' Campaign

[Taro Toporific]

Japan Launches “Go Back!” Campaign
R. Wasabi | Nov. 29, 2020
Japan has launched the “Yabai! Go Back!” campaign in an attempt to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 across the country.
The “Go To” campaign encouraging citizens to travel around the country surprisingly resulted in accelerating the spread of the disease.
“We thought if we had a catchy slogan such as ‘Go To’ this would mitigate the threat of travel causing the spread of an airborne virus,” said Yasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of the government’s coronavirus response.
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Governors OK Go To Travel Halt to Trips from Sapporo, Osaka
Nippon.com | Nov 27, 2020
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki said Friday that his government will conditionally accept the suspension of the central government's Go To Travel tourism promotion campaign for trips from Sapporo, the capital of the northernmost Japan prefecture...more...

[Taro Toporific]

Well, duh.

GoTo Travel to stop all over the country
from 28th to 11th January Prime Minister Suga announced
NHK | December 14, 2020 19:04
...He added, "We ask the people to thoroughly implement basic infection control measures, especially for eating and drinking, and carefully consider returning home during the year-end and New Year holidays so that you can spend a calm new year. I would like to ask for your cooperation.

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Update in English..

Japan to suspend Go To Travel program nationwide from Dec. 28 to Jan. 11
The Japan Times | Dec 14, 2020
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday abruptly announced that the Go To Travel campaign will be suspended nationwide from Dec. 28 to Jan. 11 — a drastic policy shift amid heavy government spending aimed at simultaneously rebooting the economy and containing the virus.

“All steps need to be taken to protect lives and stop the virus from spreading further,” Suga said during a government task force meeting Monday evening.

His remarks suggest that efforts to concurrently keep the economy functioning and contain the virus have hit a wall, with record-breaking cases emerging nationwide almost daily since late October.

The prime minister “not only adopted what the (government coronavirus) subcommittee has proposed, but took it a step further,” said Shigeru Omi, chair of the government’s virus subcommittee, following Suga’s announcement.

“It’s a strong message by the central and local governments that they are determined to overcome this crisis,” Omi said.

Effective Monday, Suga said Tokyo and Nagoya will be removed as eligible destinations for the Go To Travel campaign.

Aichi Prefecture also expanded its request for restaurants and bars that serve alcohol to close at 9 p.m., currently in place for part of Naka Ward in the city of Nagoya, to the whole ward and will extend the request to Jan. 11. Businesses that comply will receive ¥20,000 a day.

Confusion and controversy have surrounded the government’s travel campaign since late October...more...

[Mike Oxlong]

Cold & flu season runs Nov - Apr in northern temperate zone. Not the best time to run a campaign like that when you've already put people on edge. 2018-19 season saw about 3400 excess deaths (over and above what is expected in an average year based on long term tracking), a tough but not extreme season. We are currently at around 2500 "COVID" deaths for this year. Hard to compare, as the season usually straddles the end of one year and the beginning of the next. Flu cases 2020 practically non-existant. Lots of oddities to explore.

[Taro Toporific]

... Lots of oddities to explore.

Speaking of oddities, check out these wackos that hang out at Shinjuku...

English anti-vax screed from @NKM20200921 on twitter and hi-rez png and pdf copies at mega.nz/folder...

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Japanese anti-vax ravings at ameblo.jp/kodomo-mirai-2020...

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[Coligny]

Anti vax is the least of the issues with this paper...

Saying the virus is a hoax... that's a whole new level of batshit...

[Mike Oxlong]

The new McDonald's counting system is fun. New season no matter. Over two million served...

[matsuki]

I'm going going, back back, to....the new pandemic epicenter if the MSM is to be believed. Not even outdoor dining. This won't be fun...