> Meanwhile people just assume Japan's numbers must be honest because... why? Maybe because modern Japan doesn't have a track record of mass censorship and dis

> Meanwhile people just assume Japan's numbers must be honest because... why? Maybe because modern Japan doesn't have a track record of mass censorship and disappearing people who oppose governmental line? Chinese gov is trying to blame US as source of the virus. I think Trump only dreams of being 'creative' on that level. That said, I am not defending or justifying gov of Japan. This can be incompetence or malicious data tampering to look better.