Agreed, and not in the fun interesting way. A lot can happen between now and then though. Lets see how things pan out.
My own experience has stunned me. I asked about it a month ago and was told that option is not available for contractors, only for fully fledged company employees and for just several days per month. Fast forward to now, and everyone who can do so including me is working from home as much as possible. I've never seen such a fast implementation of new policy during my 25 years working in Japan.
Archlich
Well-known
The picture could certainly be clearer, but blindfolded? If that was the case, why do will still not have an overflowing hospital system running beyond capacity, or morgues filling up Bergamo style, or people keeling over in the streets/on the trains?
I think Taiwan is actually the gold standard, though Korea's effort is impressive. And the number of tests Germany is now doing weekly is really something. But its easy to become an armchair expert after watching a few youtube vidoes
Disclaimer: I've been following Chris Martenson at Peak Prosperity blog since forever. He started discussing Covid-19 on January 13 and started videos dedicated to it on January 23rd. Gave me a chance to stock up on face masks and other essentials before the panic buying hit. I've also watched multiple videos by Dr. John Campbell. Very informative.
Point here is, Taiwan had stringent measures early on to quarantine oversea arrivals, and extremely aggressive (civil right violation even beyond China's scope) contact-tracing program in place that you must also be aware of. The rationing of face masks is also impressive. They clearly have a complete set of protocols that's being faithfully followed since day 1. They checked all boxes so they're faring well - even with that, their overwhelming focus on China had them caught off guard by the severity of the pandemic hitting Europe and America, and now there's some mild community spread.
I believe Germany has been doing most things right but lack the stringent containment measure to shut community spread off. Curve is not flattening. They're betting on their expansive ICU capacity to absorb the shock but to what extent that'll do we don't know.
Why bodies haven't piling up in Japan has been really curious to most of us, but little data is available. Maybe face masks really helped a lot. My highly hypothetical hypothesis (excuse me for the redundancy) being like what's mentioned in the NHK program, there weren't much first wave infection that came from China at all so little community spread in February, and it's the current (overlooked) wave that came from Europe and America that's causing the curve to steepen. But yeah...what do I know.
Anyway we'll see in the next weeks. Be safe my friend.
lynnb
Veteran
I ordered a photo book from a Japanese seller. Here is their reply:
I asked them to hold it as it's a hard to find book, and the price was very reasonable.
I asked them to hold it as it's a hard to find book, and the price was very reasonable.
johnf04
Well-known
Here in New Zealand, we're starting the second fortnight of a month's full lockdown. There are police checkpoints checking drivers. The borders are closed to all but citizens, and all who arrive go into a 2 week supervised quarantine. As of today, we have 1283 confirmed or probable cases, 16 people in hospital. We have had 2 deaths. There were 4500 tests done yesterday - .5% were positive.
Freakscene
Obscure member
Did you try pointing out to them that Australia is _not_ mentioned in the document they linked to?
Of course there are still likely to be delays, but . . . ???
Marty
Ste_S
Well-known
I’ve messaged a Japanese seller to see if they can ship to the UK, it’s not in the document above so in theory should be ok....
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Only smart thing to do, check before purchase...
Ste_S
Well-known
Or maybe not in this case as they’d sold the item before replying to me.
I suspect buy and then get a refund if they can’t ship seems to be the safer option. At least on eBay.
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
Here in the States,
I was at the Post office yesterday... 9 April
Signs in the Windows say
No Longer sending out International Mail... till further notice
I was at the Post office yesterday... 9 April
Signs in the Windows say
No Longer sending out International Mail... till further notice
oldwino
Well-known
https://esellercafe.com/us-postal-service-status-on-international-mail-shipments-4-10-2020/
Some countries affected. Not all.
Some countries affected. Not all.
wjlapier
Well-known
Maybe no longer processing incoming as well. My package from England shows travel in England and leaving Heathrow but nothing in the US so far.
I have a item stuck in Chile due to suspension of flights outgoing.
I'm not in a hurry to make any purchases international anytime soon.
CharlesDAMorgan
Veteran
It's like a movie, in slow motion, as one by one the countries of the world close down, and all one took for granted is gone.
On the other hand, all is peace and quiet, vehicles have gone, happy children are playing in the apartment garden space behind. Please, shoot me now!
Dralowid
Michael
Mass graves in New York and around 1000 dead in the day in the UK, yet it is quiet and the sun shines. Too many people have died to call it a phoney war.
xmas_one
Established
Any news on this? I noticed an update on the JP website dated June 2nd. It’s a pdf and only in Japanese though.
xmas_one
Established
Thanks Jon!
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Since we're largely talking cameras, JP post isn't the only show in town. I've received shipments from Japanese sellers in the last week, shipped to North America via Fedex & DHL at very reasonable rates & they arrived quickly.