JAPAN: Abe prepares to extend state of emergency even as new cases shrink
● On Friday, 1 May, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated that, based on the advice of his expert advisers, he would announce roughly a month-long extension of the nationwide state of emergency on Monday, 4 May. ● The nationwide state of emergency appears to have slowed the outb… Become a member to read the […]
JAPAN: Abrupt policy shifts reveal Abe’s faltering leadership
● Prime Minister Shinzo Abe abruptly changed course on both pillars of his Covid-19 strategy on Thursday, 16 April, after a round of poor opinion polls and widespread criticism from prefectural governors and ruling party backbenchers. ● The state of emergency introduced on 7 Apr… Become a member to read the rest of this […]