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Dai-ichi life insurance company in Japan.

The fiscal year in Japan runs from April to March of the following year.

Vaccination in Japan is from mid-February 2021.

The lag between death and payment is said to be one to two months.

No major disaster like the 2010 Tohoku earthquake has occurred since then. I can't think of anything other than the side effects of inoculating 80% of the population.

I've checked the number of payments, so I'll report it.

Number of payments

First half of fiscal 2020 591,956

Second half of fiscal 2020 672,013

First half of FY2021 663,522

Second half of fiscal 2021 737,678

First half of fiscal 2022 1,246,427

Second half of fiscal 2022 1,257,689

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Bravae! Absolute tour de force by Pierre and Mary Beth!!

A suggestion related to this tidbit:

"worse mortality in ‘21 and ‘22, and was concentrated in some professions, including the government employees."

Govt employees have gold-plated HEALTH insurance, not merely cheapie death insurance. So, govt employees who were sickened or injured by the poison-shots would REMAIN employed while undergoing medical treatments and/or being shifted into "disabled" status. Private co's can (legally-ish) 'shitcan' workers who can no longer work (throw 'em off onto workers' comp, etc.); the govt not-so-much!

I'd add that, at a guess, govt employees would much more likely to submit to mandates, because they 'dare not get fired' and lose their bennies and eventual pension!! Private workers with a strong objection would likely quit or get fired because they haven't been in the 'bubble-wrap' that is govt employment. I base this in my background as an ex-Navy officer and ex-Boeing "job shopper" so I've worked with and watched MANY govt employees... And, yes, back in the 1990s, I tried to GET a govt job for the security and bennies! Missed it by THAT much! {wink}

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