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NEWS: Sony, Bushiroad Cancel Event Attendance Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns




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omiya



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:38 am Reply with quote
Also see: http://mages.co.jp/topics/event/20200220/post-157

and specific events cancelled:

Asaka of "Shiny Days" fame: https://twitter.com/asaka_info/status/1230463913919012864

also: http://5pb.jp/records/alfakyun/release/single1/#event
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:30 pm Reply with quote
whenever I follow coronavirus news I hear evangelion's decisive battle in my head..
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:02 pm Reply with quote
I understand due concern about this situation, and canceling large-scale events in China itself and immediately-surrounding countries is certainly prudent, but Sony canceling an appearance halfway around the globe when the US has seen less than 20 overall cases makes far less sense. I mean it's not like PAX East itself is being canceled, so does Sony think there's some sort of inherent danger in having their representatives attend?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:08 pm Reply with quote
Top Gun wrote:
I understand due concern about this situation, and canceling large-scale events in China itself and immediately-surrounding countries is certainly prudent, but Sony canceling an appearance halfway around the globe when the US has seen less than 20 overall cases makes far less sense. I mean it's not like PAX East itself is being canceled, so does Sony think there's some sort of inherent danger in having their representatives attend?


I'd imagine it's not about the event they'd be attending, but rather the possible risks of international flights to get staff there in the first place.
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:34 pm Reply with quote
I mean if that's the concern, why not just have their US personnel handle the appearance? Sony Interactive Entertainment is based in California in the first place.
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omiya



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:58 am Reply with quote
English page of Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)":

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/newpage_00032.html
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:14 am Reply with quote
Nintendo will still be there though
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