<figure id="attachment_230425" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 5568px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-230425"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="07502002"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/02/aflo_180980593.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-230425" class="wp-caption-text">The first press conference held in 45 days. Prime Minister Kishida&#8217;s speech was as smooth as ever, but what he said was&#8230; Photo: Representative Photography/Reuters/Afro</figcaption></figure>
Just after 7:00 p.m. on the 17th, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his first press conference in a month and a half at his official residence. He announced the &#8220;easing of waterfront measures&#8221; and the &#8220;lifting of priority measures to prevent the spread of the new corona virus in five prefectures&#8221; to &#8220;exit the sixth wave. In a nutshell, he said.
 In a nutshell, he said, &#8220;We will remain cautious, and at the same time, we will begin to make gradual steps toward the exit of the sixth wave.
A former cabinet minister who was watching Kishida&#8217;s press conference said with a sigh.
 A former cabinet minister who was watching Kishida&#8217;s press conference said with a sigh, &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t sound very confident. It sounds like he is saying that the number of new coronary infections has peaked, but the number of vaccinated people has not increased, so it will take more time before the situation is under control.
In fact, the number of critically ill and dead has exceeded the fifth wave, and nothing has changed in the severe medical situation. The situation is rather grim, considering the number of hospitalized patients who are delayed from the peak of infection.
Especially in the sixth wave, the number of infections from unvaccinated &#8220;children&#8221; increased rapidly, and we know how the number of infected people increased dramatically from household infections.
 The government should have started vaccinating those who wanted to be vaccinated much earlier in order to control new infections. The government should have started vaccinating those who wanted to be vaccinated much earlier to control new infections. They are in a big hurry to do it now. It&#8217;s clearly a blunder.&#8221; (Doctor in charge of coronas at a university hospital in Tokyo)
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<h2> They neglected to take measures for the sake of the election&#8230;</h2>
At the time, Prime Minister Kishida was looking at the situation in Europe and the United States, which had abolished all restrictions on coronas.
 Kishida was very reluctant to declare a state of emergency in Japan while the rest of the world was taking steps to lift the restrictions. Kishida was very reluctant to declare a state of emergency in Japan when other countries in Europe and the United States were taking steps to lift the restrictions. This has resulted in a disregard for the lives of the people.
At a press conference on March 17, the government indicated that it would lift the ban on the entry of short-term business visitors, foreign students, and technical interns as a way of easing waterfront measures. The daily limit on the number of people entering and returning to Japan will be increased from 3,500 to 5,000. For Japanese returnees and others, the waiting period will be shortened or waived if the test is negative. There is no denying that the decision was made in response to strong criticism from the business community and overseas. Prime Minister Kishida&#8217;s &#8220;decisions&#8221; are always somewhat inconsistent.
 The number of infected people per day in Okinawa has started to decline, but it remains high due to the lack of vaccines. But the situation in Okinawa looks like South Africa, where the disease is under control, and the prime minister may have become optimistic. &#8230; &#8230;
<h2> Local governments that are slow to vaccinate will be &#8220;exposed</h2>
Prime Minister Kishida, panicked by the lack of progress in vaccination despite his order, said.
 &#8220;VRS VRS ＝We will check the VRS (Vaccination Record System) every day and monitor the vaccination status of each municipality.
Kishida said. Local governments that were slow to respond were &#8220;exposed&#8221; on the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office website.
Just then, an order came in that stunned Kasumigaseki even more.
 The order stunned the Kasumigaseki, who suddenly said, &#8220;If we don&#8217;t get residents to apply for vaccinations, the vaccination rate won&#8217;t go up. You have to advertise vaccination, advertise, advertise! You have to advertise the vaccination.
In response, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Yasuyuki Kaneko, requested the National Governors&#8217; Association to accelerate vaccination. (MHLW official) In response, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Yasuyuki Kaneko, requested the National Governors&#8217; Association to accelerate the vaccination process, and instructed the minister in charge of vaccines, Akiko Horiuchi, to meet with the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Yuji Kuroiwa, and the mayor of Yokohama City, Takeharu Yamanaka.
Taro Kono, head of the LDP&#8217;s Public Relations Headquarters, who was in charge of vaccines in the Kan administration, was also sent to the meeting.
 I want you to work with Minister Horiuchi to promote the Moderna vaccine.
Kono had Minister Horiuchi appear on his Internet program to promote the safety of the Moderna vaccine.
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At the start of his administration, Prime Minister Kishida portrayed himself as &#8220;mild-mannered and sincere,&#8221; but his &#8220;true nature&#8221; has been slowly revealed, as he immediately changes course when criticized by strong voices and lacks composure when backed into a corner.
It is important to remember to take the stance of &#8220;listening to the voice of the people,&#8221; which is his forte, and not to put elections and maintaining power as his first priority. I look forward to the restoration of the wobbly and empty government.

 Shutaro Iwashiro

 Representative photo/Reuters/Afro

 A little after 7:00 p.m. on the 17th, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his first press conference in a month and a half at his official residence. He announced the "easing of waterfront measures" and the "lifting of priority measures to prevent the spread of new coronas in five prefectures" to "exit the sixth wave.

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