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April 06, 2020
Japan’s Prime Minister to Declare State of Emergency as Early as Tuesday
By Associated Press
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures, but that there will be no hard lockdowns.
April 06, 2020
What Tokyo’s Lockdown Debate Is Missing
By Kentaro Iwata, tr. Paul Kreitman
Whether to lockdown is not a binary question. We need to ask, under what conditions should we do it?
April 06, 2020
US Forces Japan Declares Public Health Emergency Amid Virus Fears
By Ankit Panda
U.S. Forces Japan takes precautions as COVID-19 spreads in Japan.
April 03, 2020
Japan’s Nightlife Begins to Fizzle Amid Coronavirus Economic Fallout
By Thisanka Siripala
As stay-at-home advisories gain traction and customer numbers dwindle, music venues, bars, and clubs say they face bankruptcy without subsidies.
April 02, 2020
The Shape of a Japan-UK Free Trade Agreement
By Michito Tsuruoka
Limiting damages or designing a bold future?
March 31, 2020
Carlos Ghosn and Japan’s ‘99% Conviction Rate’
By Bruce Aronson
Examining Japan’s criminal justice system from a comparative perspective reveals the nuance behind an often-cited statistic.
March 31, 2020
What is the Future of Japan’s Nuclear Diplomacy?
By Daisuke Akimoto
It’s time for Tokyo to sign and ratify the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty.
March 27, 2020
Why Japan Hesitated Before Postponing the 2020 Olympics
By Rupakjyoti Borah
Tokyo had to weigh its options carefully.
March 27, 2020
Can Japan Curb a Coronavirus Outbreak?
By Thisanka Siripala
The government's guidelines for reopening schools are met with mixed feelings as Tokyo residents prepare for a soft lockdown this weekend.
March 26, 2020
Will the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Become the Spring Games?
By Associated Press
The historic postponement of the 2020 Olympics gives Tokyo a new opportunity.
March 25, 2020
With Olympics Pushed Back, Tokyo Braces for Coronavirus Spread
By Mina Pollmann
Japan's capital is preparing hospital beds and mulling the possibility of a lockdown.
March 25, 2020
Japan’s Limited Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Hayden Marks
With limited testing and little interest in social distancing, Japan's coronavirus response is puzzling.
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