Prefectural Governments News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Prefectural governments. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Prefectural Governments Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Japan's Fragmented COVID Response: A Systemic Failure of National Leadership


Русский
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Japan, the Japanese government has attempted to orchestrate a coherent nationwide response to the public health crisis, but with mixed results. In the following, I examine the government’s COVID-19 response from January 2020, when the first cases were reported, to March 3 of this year, when Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced another extension of the state of emergency for the Tokyo region. After a brief description of the legal framework for government action in such a crisis, I offer a chronological account of steps taken by two successive administrations, the Abe administration and the Suga administration, and the obstacles they encountered at the local level owing to systemic constraints on the prime minister’s powers in responding to the pandemic crisis. ....

South Korea , Mainichi Shimbun , Abe Shinz , Koike Yuriko , Nishimura Yasutoshi , Suga Yoshihide , Advisory Council On Countermeasures , Ministry Of Health , International Olympic Committee , Legal Authority Of Central , Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide , Prime Minister , Novel Coronavirus Disease Control , Advisory Council , Novel Influenza , Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting , Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters , Infectious Disease Act , Special Measures , Pandemic Influenza , New Infectious Diseases Preparedness , Pandemic Special Measures Act , Prefectural Governments , Self Defense Force , Prime Minister Abe Shinz , Quarantine Act ,