MEDIA BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO OUR FIGHT AGAINST WUHAN VIRUS
How will we respond to the message Prime Minister Shinzo delivered at his coronavirus news conference called urgently on March 14? In asking ourselves this question, we Japanese are, in essence, …
TIME FOR GREATER EFFORTS TO CONTAIN WUHAN PNEUMONIA IN JAPAN
When will the Japanese government lift the restrictive measures against the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, including the nationwide closure of all schools? On March 9, a panel of advisors urged…
XI IN DIRE STRAITS WITH COVID-19, SLOW ECONOMY, AND FAILED DIPLOMACY
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took a rapid succession of measures last week to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, Hubei Province. …
TRUTH BEHIND VIRUS CRISIS KEPT SECRET TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Mired in the new coronavirus crisis, the Xi Jinping administration is faced with probably its worst crisis since coming to power in 2013. What can Japan learn from the crisis in China? What shoul…
JAPANESE POWER OF SOLIDARITY KEY TO OVERCOMING CORONAVIRUS
Infection by the deadly new coronavirus is spreading in Japan. As of this writing, on February 14, eight more cases have been confirmed in Tokyo and five prefectures—Kanagawa, Okinawa, Wakayama, …
