[sumo] Ozumo Haru Basho COVID-19 Decision - March 1

[Patricia Yarrow]

Also canceling: many meetings before the opening of the April university
academic year. Many business meetings. My sports club remains open,
thankfully, and they have always had wipes and sprays everywhere.

Abe and LDP would be spending better time getting soap containers installed
in all bathrooms in Japan, as a start. Masks are useless virtue signaling.
The CDC in the USA does not recommend masks as an effective barrier. Most
people wear them incorrectly as far as I can see. Stores have an empty
feeling. Bemasked sales staff look bored out of their minds, even more than
usual. A feeling of life during wartime.

Thanks for that impressive list, Jonosuke.

>From Tokyo

*Patricia Yarrow  *


On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 08:42, Jonosuke Gomen <gomen.jonosuke at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So the question is why is these old geezers at the Kyokai waiting around
> till March 1 to decide what to do? I understand it's just their normal
> protocol to delay the inevitable as long as possible.
>
> But even now PM Abe sensing the doom (of his political fortune) declared
> to have all elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan to close
> their door.  All school activities cancelled and parents scrambling around
> to find what kids will do at home for the next several weeks. While there
> may have been hues and cries from this sudden decision without consulting
> any school boards, in my opinion this should have been done a couple of
> weeks ago.
>
> Getting back to the Kyokai, with all sport and entertainment activities
> either postponed, cancelled or in some cases being held with much smaller
> scale, do these Kyokai old farts have any choice now?   They cannot
> definitely go on as before.  Personally there will be no option for them to
> postpone the basho as they have other events scheduled after the basho (if
> they can be even held).
>
> Their choice is simple - outright cancel and regroup back for May (though
> this one still could be at risk) but they must have spent significant money
> moving everyone as well as for the preparation of basho.  They did cancel a
> basho after the gambling incident some years back. Or they can hold it
> without any spectators and have the basho NHK broadcast live.  Again this
> will be significant financial loss to them.  But they are not truly alone.
> All sports leagues and entertainers are cancelling their events and
> concerts incurring great deal of financial loss.
>
> But it all comes down to keeping the spread of virus to minimum and
> protecting their fans, families and, overall for public good.  Japan needs
> to contain this virus from spreading rapidly taxing their medical
> facilities causing gravely ill people from dying whether they have COVID-19
> or suffering from other illness.
>
> Just so that everyone is aware that the Kyokai is not alone in facing a
> very difficult decision, check the following list of sport and entertain
> related cancellation or postponement.  It really should be clear what the
> Kyokai needs to do.
>
> Japan Basketball B League Postpone
> B1 and B2 Games from Feb 28 to March 11
>
> Women's Japan Basketball League
> All remaining games to March 14 cancelled
> Prepare for Playoffs starting March 24 based on the current standing
>
> Japan Professional Baseball League Spring Training "Open" Games - All 72
> games to be held without spectators
>
> J League Soccer - Postponed all 94 games to March 15
>
> Rugby - Postponed Feb 29, March 1, 7, 8 games
>
> JRA (Japan Horse Racing) - hold races without spectators for time being
>
> Tokyo Marathon March 1 - only with elite runners
>
> Other musical group cancellations:
>
> AKB 48 - all events and concerts to March 11 cancelled
> Exile - Feb 26 Kyocera Dome show cancelled
> Perfume - Feb 26 Tokyo Dome concert cancelled
> Yonezu Kenshi - Feb 27/28 Miyagi; Mar 7 / 8 Mie concerts cancelled
> Twice - Mar 4/5 Tokyo Dome concert postponed
> Masaharu Fukuyama - Mar 19. 21 22 Yokohama  Arena concerts cancelled
> Gen Hoshino - Mar 4, 5 Yokohama Arena concerts cancelled; Mar 17/18
> Osaka-Jo Hall concerts cancelled
> Ayumi Hamazaki - Feb 29/Mar 1 Nagoya Kokusaikaigijo Century Hall concerts
> cancelled
> Kumi Koda - Feb 29 Aichi-ken Geijutsu Gekijo Dai Hall concerts cancelled
>
> Other artists and groups cancelling their concerts:
> - SKY-HI
> - Da-iCE
> - back number
> - MAN WITH A MISSION (postpone)
> - Naotaro Moriyama (postpone)
> - UVERworld
> - Shota Shimizu (postpone)
> - Sakanaction (postpone)
> - ORANGE RANGE
> - Uchikubigokumon Dokokai
> - "WACK FUCKIN' PARTY"
> - E-girls
> - BALLISTIK BOYZ
> - THE RAMPAGE
> - DOBERMAN INFINITY
> - Non
> - Momoka Ariyasu (postpone)
> - DA PUMP
> - W-inds
> - Daichi Miura
> - LUNA SEA
> - Johnny & Associates events,cocerts pospponed from Feb 27 to March 9
>
> AnimeJapan 2020 Tokyo Bigsite March 21 - 24 cancelled
>
>
> Gomen Komuru,
> Jonosuke
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