Re: [tlug] From an enthusiast TLUG follower

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

On 28/8/20 2:38 pm, Chris wrote:
> On 28 Aug 2020, at 14:20, Edward Middleton wrote:
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> > You are missing the point, they could have limited international travel for Japanese citizens but they chose not to, presumably because it would have been unpopular.
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> Oh, no, I understand the point that you are trying to make.  It's just that you're talking about the inverse of what I'm talking about.
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> I'm afraid that you're confusing "emigration" (as in "emigrate from a country") with "immigration" (as in "immigrate to a country").  You confused the two in your other message in this thread as well.
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> Japan can absolutely prevent emigration (i.e., "leaving Japan for another country").  I agree that would have been an unpopular and unviable move, and not covered by right-of-return ... because right-of-return doesn't cover emigration.  Anyone can leave Japan at any time, if they can get a flight.
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> Nobody in this thread has spoken about emigration.
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> What we're talking about here is immigration (i.e., "entering Japan from another country").  Japan cannot prevent Japanese citizens from immigrating to Japan, so they didn't.  Japan can prevent non-Japanese citizens from immigrating to Japan, so they did.
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> I don't know how much clearer I can be about this, so I'll stop this digression here.  Cheers.

You are still missing the bigger picture.  It is meaningless to restrict 
foreigners coming to the country as a protective measure against 
COVID-19 when your citizens can travelling freely to Hawaii, Guam and 
any other country that will accept them for holidays.

Edward