I make one of the few corrections I will ever make in this episode. Not because I don’t make mistakes, but because I refuse to admit I made mistakes, but since I found my own mistake, damn it is hard to argue with myself.
The Japanese government pushes forward with a series of bad ideas and starts pretending everything is going to be fine. Some people got scammed and someone needed to be a little quieter about their mary jane operation.
The government in Japan really nails the mixed message of protect yourself from corona, but go out and travel and hit up some restaurants, the places where you are most likely to catch the disease.
Also, the Olympics and way more Twitter news than usual.
A jerk we reported on 2 years ago gets arressted, which was weirdly satisfying and a lot of corona confusion because the government wants people to travel, but don’t travel, but we need to get the economy going but not everyone and be safe, but the hotels are responsible for safety.
It’s a lot of corona news and I promise I did my best to get some other stuff in there. At least at the end is some real ASMR that will help you relax and sleep soundly, like younger Japanese people do.
So much news, the justice system explained, cheating explained and real ninjas in this one.
Also, the pain of contact tracing apps, for the people who want to help you. The fastest computer in the world. A touch of fraud and NHK may just get what it deserves.