All posts tagged "COVID19 response"

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  Abenomask: Discarded – But Not Forgotten?

  In February last year as toilet paper was flying off supermarket shelves as a result of panic and misleading information, the announcement...

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  Green Financing: The Key to Japan’s Post-COVID Recovery?

  In October 2020, Japan’s ambitious pledge to achieve a carbon neutral society by 2050 garnered widespread praise after years of the nation...

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  Lost in Communication: Japan’s Covid-19 Information Crisis

  Every year in December, Japan’s Kanji Proficiency Society announces a single kanji character as the “Kanji of the Year”. The winner in...

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  How Culture Explains COVID

  Less than two months after issuing a state of emergency, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared victory over COVID-19. Abe was keen...