Deep Dive from The Japan Times

47: The current state of Japan's emergency

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency on April 7, giving his government and prefectural governments more powers to tackle the spread of COVID-19. Japan Times politics reporter Satoshi Sugiyama joins to discuss.

Also, Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki on what she learned about isolation from her time aboard the International Space Station. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.

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Read more: 
  • Abe administration faces flak over hesitance to compensate virus-hit businesses
  • Japan virus deaths could top 420,000 without social distancing, panel says
  • Untraceable cases in Japan raise fear outbreak spiraling out of control
  • Japan coronavirus-related deaths hit single-day record as total infections top 8,000
  • Hokkaido declares new state of emergency amid 'second wave' of coronavirus infections
  • Japan's retailers facing crisis amid coronavirus scare
  • Abe criticized as tone deaf after lounge-at-home Twitter video
  • Visit The JT's dedicated COVID-19 site for all the latest updates on the coronavirus situation from around Japan: http://jtimes.jp/covid19.
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