Display Morethat switch to second person confuses me
but "Japan is really one of the least risk averse countries in the world" ... really? They seem scared of everything
I think the kerfuffle is less about "You should have let us play after the negative results" ... argument, and more about how the Office has/had communicated with the team. In that article the journalist lays out how many times they have asked for comment and the Office has played sneaky and evasive--which , to me , means their ducks are not in a row
But , I guess , it's hard not to think about this without thinking Shujitsu should have been given (was asking for?) special treatment--a second chance-- because they were reigning champions? Which isn't right. But given the stakes ... and you know how much this tournament means to these kids ... I would think a positive antigen test would immediately require a PCR test. I can't tell if that's Shujitsu's point in all this tho
Bottom line: Poor Shujitsu They win the damn thing twice with no spectators and then this
Watching Shujitsu hold hands, swing their arms and sing their school song to an empty arena after winning the damn thing was the saddest thing I've seen in volleyball
Hostede has studied cultures all over the world, and at 92 on a scale of 100 for uncertainty avoidance, Japan is one of the highest in the world. https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/japan/
it took Japan 2+ years to open from Covid travel restrictions.
the team’s all had to play by the same rules before playing in the tournament. You test positive right before playing, you just may not have time to get a second test that turns out to be negative. One test and the federation/association just said no second chances here for fear of others.