Jul 12, 2021
The organizers and some artists scheduled to take part in Ibaraki Prefecture s Rock in Japan Festival have expressed frustration over the abrupt canceling of the event even though the prefecture is not under a state of emergency.
The cancellation of the annual music festival, one of the nation s largest and which has been scrapped twice now in just two years, has sparked a backlash by some who noted that the Summer Olympics are to be held despite the state of emergency in place for the Tokyo area.
Also at issue is the canceled event won t be eligible for financial aid from the government. The central government would normally cover up to ¥25 million in costs caused by the shutting down of the event. But because Ibaraki Prefecture is not currently under a state of emergency or quasi-emergency, that is not possible, said Taro Yamada, an Upper House lawmaker and member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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Japan local health center backtracks on asking farmers to avoid eating with foreigners
May 24, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
The Ibaraki Prefectural Government headquarters is seen in this file photo taken in Mito. (Mainichi) MITO A local public health center northeast of Tokyo has withdrawn documents that called on farmers to refrain from eating with foreigners, among other expressions it later described as phrases that could be interpreted as discrimination, which were distributed as part of coronavirus countermeasures, it was found May 21. The documents were created by the Itako public health center in Ibaraki Prefecture, and were distributed to some farmers, according to the Ibaraki Prefectural Government. The documents were dated May 19, and titled To all farmers who employ foreigners. They called on farmers to avoid dining with foreign agricultural workers, and to wear masks when conversing with foreigners.