On brink of coronavirus crisis, Japan PM offers masks, gets social media roasting

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Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was flamed on social media on Thursday for instead offering people free cloth masks, pointing to growing frustration for some over his handling of the crisis.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wears a protective face mask as he attends an upper house parliamentary session, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

The prime minister launched his offer to send cloth masks out while wearing one at a meeting of a government task force late on Wednesday. The masks will be sent to each of Japan’s more than 50 million households starting the week after next, with areas seeing a spike in cases getting priority. Twitter users were scathing, with the hashtag “#AbeMask” the top trend early on Thursday. “Is the Japanese government for real? This is a total waste of tax money,” wrote a user with the handle Usube.

Though small compared with outbreaks in the United States, Europe and China, coronavirus infections are on the rise in Japan - with some 2,500 confirmed cases as of Thursday morning and 70 deaths - prompting growing expressions of concern among social media users.

 

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Ternyata di jepang juga banyak netizen garis keras, PM jepang diserang abis abisan gara gara tidak memberlakukan lockdown.

Fucking japan president.He looks only economy.what is he doing?

Examine the data! COVID-19: Deaths/1M population by Country (April 4) WORLD 7.3 Italy 243 Spain 234 France 83 UK 53 Iran 39 Sweden 35 USA 21 Germany 15 Canada, Turkey, Israel 5 S.Korea 3 Poland, Brazil 2 Japan 0.5

Please write the thought of the current administration. Diffusionhope

COVID19 The Abe administration is a liar Hiding infected people 安倍政権は嘘つきです 感染者数を隠蔽してます

Japanese citizens are disgusted with Prime Minister Abe.

PM Abe brings JAPANdemic with two masks. Prime Minister? No, Pandemic Minister!! COVID19 Japan ジャパンデミック ロックダウンと補償はセットだろ NoPayNoLockdown

そもそも日本人のマスク姿は昨年まで世界はどう見てましたか?

This is Prime Minister of Japan! So fool! (A be shine. )

Japan is a rare country that considers prevention and economic measures separately. Japan has unsecured interest-free financing system for SMEs. I think that this mask distribution is effective because it prevents the mask purchase at the pharmacy and the accompanying queue.

Don't they have a better news AbeShinzo he is doing marvelous job compared to many top leading countries leaders, let's learn from japan than wasting time on rubbish topics... they prepared from January so in other words Japan is 3 months ahead compared to rest of the world!

keyaki1117 マスク配布は素晴らしい政策だ。布マスクを繰り返し30回使うとすれば、1枚で使い捨てマスク30枚を代替出来る。1億枚配布で市販のマスクへの需要を30億枚減らせられ、マスク需給は劇的に改善する。一世帯2枚では足りないというが、そもそも足りる必要はない。足りたらマスクメーカーは全て倒産する。

please...do something for testing! For your people.

アベノマスク

Isn't Japan wonderful?🤣

Now, Japanese life is being trampled by politicians. And the forces behind them (Call Name: NET-UYO, J-NSC Crew, vG2AZlCr4F3hx6Y etc) are also separating Japan and the world.

後藤田正晴「安倍晋三だけは首相にしてはいけない。人としての情がない、恥を知らない」 父:安倍晋太郎「晋三は人の情けがないから政治家には向かない」

As you know, PM means Prompter master shinzo abe.

Is Reuters getting news idea from SNS only?🤣 First priority now is to slow down spread of Wuhan virus. Unless people don't change their behavior to minimize infection, money won't do anything.

abedis

abenomask

Title sounds like a porno ' two masks, no lockdown'

For double protection, duh

夫人の花見のことも書いてますが、最期のアベノミクスの終焉についての部分を読むと、海外からも、総理はメンツのために非常事態宣言しないと思われてるのね。

Our Prime Minister surprisingly stupid and less understand civic life. I need your help.

我が家は高齢者と子どものいる6人家族です。

We Japanese people are astounded that 'Two masks, no lockdown' is a policy of the 21st century in Japan!

The two masks will be sent by Japan Post. The postage is about 6 billion yen. Japan Post's largest shareholder is Deputy Prime Minister Aso.

Finally the world is starting to see how brainless and stingy Shinzo Abe AbeShinzo is.

CoronavirusUpdate 4/2🇺🇸米ロイター「マスク2つを配布。ロックダウンを回避。という日本の首相の最新のコロナ対策、SNS上で人びとの怒りを買う」 Thank you for reporting the truth...

NoControlBear アベ(PM)、 コイケ(Tokyo Governor) がロックダウンせず 国民を見捨てる というオプションが あるとは思わなかった。

and no control nuclear ヽ(;▽;)ノ liar liar olympic

FF外から失礼致します。ツイートを拝見させていただきました。この度、新型コロナウイルスの流行における、保育業界の負担軽減について、署名を集めることとなりました。一度、目を通して頂きまして、賛成のお気持ちでしたら、賛同と拡散のほど宜しくお願いします。

Two masks, no lockdown, no test

Thought that Japan has enough capacity to produce the masks they need..

I thought this was an April Fool’s joke!

PLEASE ROAST HIM MORE IM ASHAMED AS A JAPANESE

In my area, where more than 180 people are infected, some people have died today. But the school was said to be safe and reopened. I am Japanese, but hopeless in Japan.

hello world, this is japan our PM is not interested of us but only wrong economy USA $1200 for 1 adult $500 for 1 child HKG $1300 for 1 person KOR $800 for 1 person SG $2400 for 1 person AUS max $4200 1 person UK guaranteed 80% of salary ≪JAPAN≫ only 2 masks for 1 family how?

Two rusks tasty!

This is 'Shinzo Abe'. He has no idea to save Japanese. Worst Prime minister of Japan.

helpUsFromJapan

fool japan

Abe is fool

the worst PM ever.

Please help japan.

Why do we need the same assurance as countries with orders of magnitude mortality?

恥ずかしい。どこに目がついてるんだ?世界の状況見えているのか?官邸で花見してるんじゃないの?

Thank you for reporting this stupid fact....

Of course it does! Other countries offer home office, staggered work hours and compensation for those ppl whose work place (movie theatre etc) is closed (as it should be atm!), and here... Oh, have these masks, that don't actually prevent you getting sick and keep working!

And no cash, no compensation. Despite Japan's third place in GDP, the Japanese government gives away two masks instead of cash to the people for coronavirus disasters. We have to work. Japanese bureaucrats and politicians are very ruthless and stingy. This is not a joke COVID19

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

And no cash, no compensation. Despite Japan's third place in GDP, the Japanese government gives away two masks instead of cash to the people for coronavirus disasters. We have to work. Japanese bureaucrats and politicians are very ruthless and stingy. This is not a joke.

Abe Shinzo is such a fool.

My personal opinion lockdown is still not necessary for Japan. But watching the Japan’s move is it really feels like they are just waiting for sudden burst of infected person. I don’t understand no any move for how to deal with corona transmission route learn from Singapore Korea

TomoMachi He is a dick

馬鹿がバレた

また世界に恥を拡散してしまった。また日本がコメディやってると揶揄される

Reuters - tabloid

Globe, this is the 'MIGHTY FOOL'

Wow even worse than America

His name is Shinzo Abe. He is the most hated prime minister in Japan now. He will destroy Japan.

Shinzo, decrease the tax amount right now. I don't want to pay my taxes so that you distribute only two masks to every family in Japan.

We Japanese are going to be killed by stupid government not by coronavirus.

Japanese leader is competing with the US leader on how not to be a leader.

SOS!SOS!SOS!

Thanks,Reuters.

Please help us… In this situation we are killed in the government…

I’m not surprised because Abe administration is worst ever.

海外の方のコメントの一つ 「彼は一種の認知症だと思います。状況が分かりません。」

We are apologise for this silly PM!

What a shame....

Get it fucking locked down My son and family are in Japan What is wrong with you

We are gong to send mask back to Abe

saying criticism form other country , Look your country, how many people die ? Japan still 70 only on 01 April. why ? Japan goverment doing good !

Tottaly fed up with Abe... and around his people whom don’t stop Abe’s stupid idea. We have to wake up to chose who can be the right leader in next election.

for long term, we need MASK at house for preventing to infect other family member. for Half year at least !!! this mask can washable

That’s why we call him mightyfool 安倍はやめろ

He doesn't know how to put on a mask.

I am a photographer who fled to Taiwan for fear of Japanese dictatorship. Please buy my photo.

安倍首相が飛びついたマスク2枚がロイターでも報じられました。マスク2枚!

He is correct. Media inducing mass hoarding to detriment of seniors with lock downs.

Help us!!!!! (From Japan)

From Japan

Please announce to the world that Japanese prime minister is fool.

poor Japanese

The bottom line is to provide a part of budget to the suppliers of preparation and sending, which is really gruesome. No altruistic to common Japanese. No misunderstanding,pls.

Crazy! Crazy! Crazy! Resign Abe! We want to change PM as soon as possible!

Maybe soon in future gauze masks are going to be the Japanese currency.

There is a country who got their priorities straight...

Sorry, coronavirus has attacked his brain.

me living in Japan

So... Japan's PM doesn't understand reality and doesn't care about his people. I live in the USA, i'm familiar with that type of leader / scenario during Covid19 already. *It's not going to turn out well for Japan unfortunately.

Yes, yes.Japan's Abe always irritates us. He has no policy at all. Japan is sinking during his 6-year regime with his close-aids gathering around him, who also has no ability, because Abe has inferiority complex and doesn' like those with ability.

Kaz_Yamamoto13 I live in Japan. I am so shocked about his old fashioned idea! Two masks each family🧐

I think Abe lost his sanity and can’t run the country. This lunatic man scares me.

Эпидемия Кроновируса: Финансовые спекулянты и биржевые дилеры, банкиры родтшилды, барухи и рокфеллеры тысячи раз опаснее чем коронавирус.

the situation in us-ally japan (a so called advanced nation) is similar to america.. murdering its own citizens not impossible ..we shall see

Trend yesterday was 'マスク2枚”-2 masks Today, 'アベノマスク”-Abenomask is trending It's not a fake news at all But some reply here proves there are many Japanese truly appreciate this bloody mask

What Abe is planning to deliver is two pieces of cloth masks for one household, which is less effective to prevent spreading infection and considered to increase the risk of infection due to moisture, reuse and poor filtration.

wearing a mask is useless

Rationing of face masks, by post?

The name of this policy is ABENOMASK. アベノマスク ABENOMASK

#AbeMask

I think he revealed a lot more. You don't refer to them.

Some foolish people have been just complaining and criticizing whatever the Japanese government is going to do. Yes, they are the so-called 'NOISY MINORITY cluster in Japan'.

So, a lot of japanese people are angry

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