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Abe COVID-19 response
![WHO Chief Says It Was ‘Premature’ to Rule out COVID Lab Leak WHO Chief Says It Was ‘Premature’ to Rule out COVID Lab Leak](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-07-15-7.jpg)
WHO Chief Says It Was ‘Premature’ to Rule out COVID Lab Leak
By Frank Jordans and Maria Cheng
Tedros also made a rare public criticism of China, directly asking Beijing to “to be transparent, open and cooperate” with the WHO investigation.
![Japan’s Conservatives Are Reveling in Their COVID-19 ‘Success’ Japan’s Conservatives Are Reveling in Their COVID-19 ‘Success’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-23-3.jpg)
Japan’s Conservatives Are Reveling in Their COVID-19 ‘Success’
By Yusaku Yoshikawa
Japan’s right wing is claiming “victory” in the pandemic, but no one seems to understand what, exactly, averted disaster.
![Japan Ends Coronavirus State of Emergency, Aims to Gradually Reopen the Economy Japan Ends Coronavirus State of Emergency, Aims to Gradually Reopen the Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-27-5.jpg)
Japan Ends Coronavirus State of Emergency, Aims to Gradually Reopen the Economy
By Thisanka Siripala
The government declares success against the coronavirus and moves to incrementally resume economic activity.
![Coronavirus or No, Japan’s Politics Remain Stuck Coronavirus or No, Japan’s Politics Remain Stuck](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-27.jpg)
Coronavirus or No, Japan’s Politics Remain Stuck
By Yusaku Yoshikawa
Despite strong disapproval of Prime Minister Abe’s COVID-19 response, the public sees little alternative to his continued governance.
![Japan Approves a Partial Cancellation of National Emergency Ahead of Expiration Date Japan Approves a Partial Cancellation of National Emergency Ahead of Expiration Date](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-15.jpg)
Japan Approves a Partial Cancellation of National Emergency Ahead of Expiration Date
By Thisanka Siripala
The government shifts its coronavirus response toward cluster tracing and long-term lifestyle changes.
![Japan Navigates an Extended National Emergency Japan Navigates an Extended National Emergency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-27-3.jpg)
Japan Navigates an Extended National Emergency
By Thisanka Siripala
New social guidelines detail public health manners aimed at easing pressure on hospitals in the COVID-19 era.
![COVID-19 Is a Test for World Leaders. So Far, Japan’s Abe Is Failing. COVID-19 Is a Test for World Leaders. So Far, Japan’s Abe Is Failing.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-23-3.jpg)
COVID-19 Is a Test for World Leaders. So Far, Japan’s Abe Is Failing.
By Jeff Kingston
The pandemic has exposed feeble leadership on the part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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